Smoke Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Sudbury, Ontario. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. It measures about 13 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 2.3 km on foot. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. Dowling is the closest town at 38 km. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 64 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Smoke Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Smoke Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -15°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Time your trip to Smoke Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, Sideburn Lake at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Smoke Lake for certain.