Nokomis Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Ontario, this is Nokomis Lake. Height above sea level is 478 metres. The water covers some 47 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 6.3 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. For supplies, Chapleau is 57 km out. It is 217 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Nokomis Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Sudbury names smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Nokomis Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -14°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. From about late April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Nokomis Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Jog Lake is 1.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Nokomis Lake for certain.