Tramp Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Tramp Lake in Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 404 metres. Around 30 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. At about 6.3 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. For supplies, Capreol is 59 km out. Then Rayside-Balfour, 62 km, and Valley East, 63 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tramp Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Tramp Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 17°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Anyone fishing Tramp Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Shack Lake, 2.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Tramp Lake in what we hold.