Huff Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Huff Lake, in Sudbury. The water sits 453 metres up. Roughly 14 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. 34 km away sits Chapleau, the nearest town. Wawa is 74 km and Sault Ste. Marie 142 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Huff Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Huff Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -15°C in January up to 16°C in July. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Huff Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Andrews Lake, 1.6 km out. For Huff Lake in particular, ask before you travel.