Shookemi Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Shookemi Lake falls inside Sudbury. The land about it is pine and birch. It measures about 49 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 4.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Nearest place of any size is Timmins, 61 km away. Iroquois Falls follows at 118 km, then Chapleau at 120 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Shookemi Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Shookemi Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. At Shookemi Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. 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. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Little Shookemi Lake is 1.6 km off. Check the position on Shookemi Lake before loading the car.