Sootheran Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sootheran Lake is set in Sudbury, Ontario. The water sits 431 metres up. At roughly 3 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. Chapleau is the closest town at 8.3 km. Greater Sudbury sits 229 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Sootheran Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Fish Sootheran Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Sootheran Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Kilpatrick Lake is 2.7 km distant. Confirm before you fish Sootheran Lake.