Papoose Lake Fishing near Capreol, Ontario

• Overview

  Papoose Lake lies in Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 383 metres. Surface area is around 14 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 2.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Capreol, 94 km away, for anything you forgot. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 116 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Papoose Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Papoose Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Papoose Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Little Papoose Lake is 1.2 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Papoose Lake.