Fishing at Moule Creek, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Moule Creek, in Sudbury. The water sits 424 metres up. At 8 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Sudbury are larger. Supplies mean a trip to Chapleau, 84 km off. Elliot Lake is 88 km away, with Blind River at 108 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Moule Creek

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. Reported across Sudbury: smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Moule Creek the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The quiet pools cap over in winter, the riffles never quite do, and late April clears the lot. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Moule Creek.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Moule Lake is 1.8 km off. Confirm before you fish Moule Creek.