Fishing Moodie Lake in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Sudbury, Ontario. It sits at 445 metres above sea level. The water covers some 63 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. You are looking at roughly 9.0 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It sits higher than most water we list in Ontario. Chapleau sits 15 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury sits 227 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Moodie Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Moodie Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -15°C to 17°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Moodie Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Pack Sack Lake is 1.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Moodie Lake for certain.