Leonard Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury in Ontario is where Leonard Lake sits. The surroundings are taiga. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. About 1.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Chapleau sits 19 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Wawa at 85 km and Sault Ste. Marie at 163 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Leonard Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Leonard Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -16°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Leonard Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Splint Lake, 1.9 km out. The position on Leonard Lake is worth confirming on the day.