Pejeke Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Pejeke Lake is a Sudbury water, in Ontario. The surroundings are lake country bush. Roughly 36 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.2 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Dowling, is 56 km away. After that come Rayside-Balfour at 62 km and Azilda at 73 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pejeke Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. On Pejeke Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 18°C in July and bottoms out near -15°C in January. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Pejeke Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. If the gate is shut, Pogamasing River at 2 km is the nearest alternative. Rules at Pejeke Lake are worth checking on the day.