Satu Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Satu Lake sits in Sudbury, out in Ontario. It lies 455 metres above sea level. About 6 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Sudbury standards. Start from Capreol, 48 km down the road. Rayside-Balfour is 51 km and Valley East 51 km. More in the same country: Upper Dua Lake 2 km, Birch Lake a touch under 2.9 km, Dua Lake 3 km, Laforest Lake a touch under 3.6 km and Edna Lake 4.4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Satu Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Satu Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Satu Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Upper Dua Lake, 2 km out. Ask locally about Satu Lake if anything is unclear.