Fishing at Scully Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury in Ontario is where Scully Lake sits. It lies 452 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 20 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 3.6 km of margin, front to back. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. The closest town, Chapleau, is 28 km distant. It is 257 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Scully Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Scully Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -15°C on the long-run figures. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Scully Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Triquet Lake at 1.8 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Scully Lake is worth confirming on the day.