Sunday Creek in Lac la Biche County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Sunday Creek lies in Lac la Biche County, Alberta. It lies 550 metres above sea level. Lac La Biche sits 118 km from the bank. Fort McMurray is 127 km away, with Cold Lake at 135 km. What else is close: Winefred Lake about 25 km, Glover Lake out at 32 km, Bohn Lake about 34 km, Grist Lake out at 37 km and Rat Lake about 38 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Sunday Creek

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Species logged across Lac la Biche County include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, walleye and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Sunday Creek decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -18°C to 16°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Cold months ice the margins and pools; moving water stays workable, and everything opens by late April. The lid tends to go about late April and return around early November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Time your trip to Sunday Creek by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Winefred Lake sits 25 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Sunday Creek in what we hold.