Longcome Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Longcome Lake. It stands 385 metres above sea level. Roughly 15 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With about 2.0 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. Chapleau sits 69 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 202 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Longcome Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. At Longcome Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Longcome Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Mills Lake is 0.5 km off. Treat access at Longcome Lake as something to verify.