Shallow Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Shallow Lake sits in Sudbury, out in Ontario. The water sits 418 metres up. Around 13 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 2.1 km on foot. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Chapleau, 84 km away. Timmins lies 128 km off, Elliot Lake another 131 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Shallow Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. On Shallow Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Shallow Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Mick Lake is 1.9 km distant. Signs at Shallow Lake carry more weight than any list.