Raffia Lake Fishing Guide, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Raffia Lake is set in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. It stands 410 metres above sea level. It measures about 48 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The margin runs to about 7.1 km in total. Rayside-Balfour at 29 km is the nearest place to stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 46 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Raffia Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of Raffia Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -15°C to 18°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Raffia Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Loonfeather Lake is 1.6 km distant. Check the position at Raffia Lake before loading the car.