Sauriol Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Sauriol Lake is a Sudbury water, Ontario side. It sits in boreal forest. With some 53 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The margin runs to about 7.7 km in total. Chapleau lies 32 km from the water. Wawa is 74 km away, with Hornepayne at 155 km. Close neighbours run: Bevin Lake sits 1 km out, Henna Lake at about 1.9 km, Nicholson Lake sits 3.3 km out, Windermere Lake at about 3.8 km and Triplet Lake sits 5.8 km out. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Sauriol Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. Sauriol Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Sauriol Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Bevin Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Sauriol Lake are worth checking on the day.