Fishing at Lineus Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Lineus Lake is one of the Sudbury waters in Ontario. Elevation runs to 395 metres. At about 25 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The whole outline is near 2.4 km, and most of it is walkable. Supplies mean a trip to Chapleau, 62 km off. Then Wawa, 90 km, and Sault Ste. Marie, 104 km. Other water within reach: Brutus Lake after 2.7 km, Peewee Lake 4.5 km, Keelow Lake after 5.5 km, Bulley Lake 5.9 km and Teal Lake after 6.3 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lineus Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Lineus Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. It sets the rhythm of the year at Lineus Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Brutus Lake is 2.7 km distant. Treat access at Lineus Lake as something to verify.