Lac Brochet, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Lac Brochet falls in Sudbury, part of Ontario. Height above sea level is 186 metres. With some 44 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 7.5 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Ground here is low by Ontario standards. For a base, Markstay-Warren sits 40 km out. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 48 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lac Brochet

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Lac Brochet should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -12°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly early December. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Lac Brochet regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Daoust Lake at 2.4 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm access to Lac Brochet locally before you travel.