Laura Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Laura Lake sits within Greater Sudbury in Ontario. The surface lies 315 metres up. Roughly 1.91 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. At about 15 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Greater Sudbury list. Supplies mean a trip to Capreol, 36 km off. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 59 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Laura Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Greater Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Laura Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It sets the rhythm of the year at Laura Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Dobbie Lake is 0.8 km off. Check the position at Laura Lake before loading the car.