Fishing Loveday Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Loveday Lake falls inside Sudbury. It lies 418 metres above sea level. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. The closest town, Dowling, is 87 km distant. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 113 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Loveday Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Take Loveday Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -15°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Loveday Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Salisbury Lake is 0.8 km off. Where Loveday Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.