Hollow Cedar Lake in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Hollow Cedar Lake belongs to Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 500 metres. Surface area is around 26 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 3.2 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. The closest town, Capreol, is 63 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 87 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hollow Cedar Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Hollow Cedar Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -16°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan any trip to Hollow Cedar Lake around 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. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Fly Lake is 1 km off. Rules at Hollow Cedar Lake are worth checking on the day.