Fishing Vimy Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury in Ontario is where Vimy Lake sits. Beyond the shoreline you have taiga. About 1.43 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Around 8.0 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is among the larger waters listed here for Sudbury. For a base, Timmins sits 70 km out. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 215 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Vimy Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Sudbury cover smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Fish Vimy Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Vimy Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is South Scorch Lake, 2.3 km out. Check the current arrangement for Vimy Lake.