Bigfour Creek Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury, Ontario, is where Bigfour Creek sits. Height above sea level is 347 metres. Around 16 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The nearest place of any size is Timmins, 86 km away. After that come Kirkland Lake at 102 km and Englehart at 102 km. Also worth knowing: Kelvin Lake (4.9 km), Bigfour Lake within 5.1 km, Little Pigeon Lake (6.4 km), Michiwakenda Lake within 6.8 km and Upper Grassy Lake (7 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bigfour Creek

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Sudbury records list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Bigfour Creek should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -17°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Slack stretches skin over in the cold months, while the faster water stays open around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Expect Bigfour Creek to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Kelvin Lake, 4.9 km out. Confirm access to Bigfour Creek locally before you travel.