La Casse Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Within Sudbury, Ontario, you have La Casse Lake. It sits at 175 metres above sea level. The water covers some 30 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. The nearest place of any size is Markstay-Warren, 48 km away. Beyond it, Greater Sudbury at 48 km and Lively at 48 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on La Casse Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish La Casse Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 19°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about early December. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. On La Casse Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Allen Lake sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. For La Casse Lake in particular, ask before you travel.