Fishing at Coreaux Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Sudbury in Ontario is where Coreaux Lake sits. It lies 337 metres above sea level. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 2.4 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Espanola, 22 km off. Beyond it, Dowling at 45 km and Little Current at 51 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Coreaux Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Coreaux Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Coreaux Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Charles Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Coreaux Lake in what we hold.