Lett Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Lett Lake falls inside Sudbury. Elevation runs to 447 metres. Surface area runs to about 6 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. For a base, Chapleau sits 63 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 175 km off. Close by you have: Sultan Lake out at 5 km, 6.3 km away is Edmond Lake, McAuley Lake out at 7.2 km, 7.3 km away is Buhl Lake and Isaiah Lake out at 10 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Lett Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. The near bank of Lett Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lett Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Sultan Lake, 5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Lett Lake.