Crowley Lake Fishing near Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Crowley Lake lies in Greater Sudbury, in Ontario. The setting is mixed forest. It measures about 43 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 6.0 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Greater Sudbury lies 12 km from the water. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 12 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Crowley Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Greater Sudbury list smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Crowley Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 19°C and January about -13°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. The season on Crowley Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Parking is not close: 740 m from the bank, and no nearer option is mapped. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Linton Lake is 1.1 km distant. Check the position on Crowley Lake before loading the car.