Fishing at Mal Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Sudbury, Mal Lake is an Ontario water. It sits in boreal forest country. Surface area runs to about 7 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Sudbury list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Chapleau, 20 km away. Wawa follows at 88 km, then Hornepayne at 164 km. Close neighbours run: Rousseau Lake lies 1.7 km on, 1.8 km out stands Mackey Lake, Sunset Lake lies 3.2 km on, 3.4 km out stands Flicker Lake and Amos Lake lies 4.1 km on. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Mal Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Mal Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Mal Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Rousseau Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Mal Lake in what we hold.