Shuller Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Shuller Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. The country here is mixed forest. Around 61 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 11 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. The closest town, Timmins, is 98 km distant. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 133 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Shuller Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Shuller Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 17°C on average, January about -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Shuller Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Piggott Lake, 2.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Shuller Lake are worth checking on the day.