Linekar Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Linekar Lake sits within Sudbury in Ontario. It sits in spruce and muskeg. Surface area is around 29 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 4.1 km of margin, front to back. The closest town, Chapleau, is 72 km away. Greater Sudbury sits 211 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Linekar Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Linekar Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Linekar Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Norfolk Lake is 4.3 km distant. What applies at Linekar Lake may have changed since it was mapped.