Moose Lake Fishing near Valley East, Ontario

• Overview

  The Greater Sudbury end of Ontario holds Moose Lake. This is rolling bush ground. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Greater Sudbury standards. Capreol lies 9.7 km from the water. Greater Sudbury sits 24 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Moose Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Greater Sudbury names smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike, pumpkinseed and rock bass. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Moose Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -13°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Moose Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Hagarty Lake is 1.1 km distant. None of that is settled for Moose Lake in what we hold.