Fishing at Moon Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Moon Lake sits in Sudbury, out in Ontario. The country here is pine and birch. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Sudbury standards. The closest town, Dowling, is 26 km away. Rayside-Balfour is 33 km and Azilda 43 km. Other water within reach: Loon Lake sits 0.4 km out, Alaska's Lake 0.6 km away, Johnson Lake sits 1 km out, Dowes Lake 1.5 km away and Mud Lake sits 3.1 km out. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Moon Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Sudbury list smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. On Moon Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 18°C, while January sits near -14°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Moon Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Loon Lake is 0.4 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Moon Lake for certain.