Muldrew Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Muldrew Lake is one of the Sudbury waters in Ontario. The surface lies 412 metres up. Nearest place of any size is Dowling, 54 km away. Further out sit Rayside-Balfour (57 km) and Valley East (64 km). Within a short drive: Elboga Lake within 1.9 km, McDougall Lake just 4.4 km, Path Lake within 4.6 km, Upper Elboga Lake just 5 km and Twisted Lake within 5.2 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Muldrew Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Muldrew Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Muldrew Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Elboga Lake, 1.9 km out. Where Muldrew Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.