Fishing at St. Charles Lake, Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find St. Charles Lake in Greater Sudbury, Ontario. The surface lies 262 metres up. With some 42 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 4.2 km on foot. Start from Greater Sudbury, 5.2 km down the road. Beyond it, Lively at 10 km and Azilda at 13 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on St. Charles Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Greater Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, yellow perch and northern pike. The county list is broader than any single water. The near bank of St. Charles Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 20°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That shapes the year on St. Charles Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Public data has parking about 350 m from the shore. A platform or pier sits within 1.4 km. Public toilets are recorded roughly 1.3 km off. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Middle Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Treat St. Charles Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.