Soule Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Soule Lake is an Ontario water. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area is around 36 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge covers about 7.5 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. The closest town, Dowling, is 91 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 118 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Soule Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Soule Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -15°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. The season on Soule Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Fradin Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Soule Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.