Fishing at Sandcherry Lake, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sandcherry Lake is set in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The land about it is mixed forest. Roughly 36 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 4.7 km in total. Nearest town is Rayside-Balfour, 26 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 45 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sandcherry Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Greater Sudbury list smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Sandcherry Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 18°C, the coldest about -15°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Sandcherry Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Schkowona Lake is 1.5 km distant. None of that is settled for Sandcherry Lake in what we hold.