South Scorch Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  South Scorch Lake is listed under Sudbury, Ontario. It lies 331 metres above sea level. It measures about 19 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. About 3.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The town to know is Timmins, 68 km out. Chapleau follows at 100 km, then Smooth Rock Falls at 122 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on South Scorch Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read South Scorch Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -17°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to South Scorch Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Vimy Lake sits 2.3 km off and takes the overflow. Treat South Scorch Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.