Paudash Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Paudash Lake is listed under Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 409 metres. It measures about 86 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The perimeter runs near 7.8 km, so plan the walk before you start. Start from Dowling, 85 km down the road. Rayside-Balfour is 87 km and Capreol 91 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Paudash Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Paudash Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. That is the shape of the year on Paudash Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Sand Lake sits 2.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Paudash Lake.