Fishing Lake Panache in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Lake Panache in the Greater Sudbury part of Ontario. The surface lies 219 metres up. This is big water, about 83.35 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. The outline is heavily broken, with arms and bays reaching well back from the main body. On our Greater Sudbury list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Lively, 24 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 37 km off. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lake Panache

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Lake Panache light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -12°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about early December. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Expect Lake Panache to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. For a change of water, Little Panache Lake is 3.8 km distant. Check the position at Lake Panache before loading the car.