Trouser Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Trouser Lake, in Sudbury. It sits in mixed forest country. At about 12 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 1.7 km of margin, front to back. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. Chapleau lies 52 km from the water. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 254 km away. Also on the doorstep: 1 km away is Harvie Lake, Twoline Lake 2.5 km, 3.3 km away is Vireo Lake, Monarch Lake 3.8 km and 3.8 km away is Phoebe Lake. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Trouser Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Trouser Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -15°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. 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 mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan around that when you fish Trouser Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Harvie Lake sits 1 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Trouser Lake if anything is unclear.