Prune Lake Fishing in Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Prune Lake is listed under Sudbury, Ontario. Height above sea level is 414 metres. This is sizeable water at about 2.03 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The perimeter runs near 14 km, so plan the walk before you start. Few waters listed in Sudbury are bigger. 56 km away sits Capreol, the nearest town. It is 78 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Prune Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Prune Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. At Prune Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Little Prune Lake at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Prune Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.