Little Shookemi Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Shookemi Lake is one of the Sudbury waters in Ontario. It sits at 353 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Timmins is the closest place, 59 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 182 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Shookemi Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Little Shookemi Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Little Shookemi Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Shookemi Lake sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Where Little Shookemi Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.