Tooms Lake Fishing Guide, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Tooms Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. Elevation runs to 398 metres. Roughly 39 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 3.4 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Head to Chapleau, 38 km away, for anything you forgot. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 199 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Tooms Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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. Tooms Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Tooms Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Tersus Lake at 4 km is the sensible second choice. Where Tooms Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.