Fishing at Loucks Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Loucks Lake is one of the Sudbury listings for Ontario. It stands 372 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 15 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. The town to know is Timmins, 103 km out. Then Chapleau, 118 km, and Dowling, 120 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Loucks Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Loucks Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 17°C and January near -16°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Loucks Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Susanne Lake, 1 km away. For Loucks Lake in particular, ask before you travel.