Leadbeater Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Leadbeater Lake lies in Sudbury, in Ontario. Height above sea level is 363 metres. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. The town to know is Timmins, 73 km out. Chapleau lies 96 km off, Iroquois Falls another 131 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Leadbeater Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. At Leadbeater Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -17°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Leadbeater Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Gee Lake is 0.7 km distant. Signs at Leadbeater Lake carry more weight than any list.