Laundrie Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Laundrie Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. This is mixed forest ground. This is sizeable water at about 3.79 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. There is roughly 40 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. Few waters listed in Sudbury are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Capreol, 46 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 71 km away. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Laundrie Lake

  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 soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Laundrie Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -16°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Laundrie Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Little Laundrie Lake, 3 km away. For Laundrie Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.