Little Bonanza Lake Fishing Guide, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Bonanza Lake falls in Greater Sudbury, part of Ontario. It lies 269 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is a small entry by Greater Sudbury standards. Capreol sits 18 km from the bank. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 30 km distant. You are close to a county edge here; who manages the access can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Little Bonanza Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Species logged across Greater Sudbury include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. The county list is broader than any single water. On Little Bonanza Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -14°C in January up to 18°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That shapes the year on Little Bonanza Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Recorded parking is 1.5 km off, far enough to travel light. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Bonanza Lake is 1.2 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Little Bonanza Lake for certain.