Fishing at Rushbrook Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  The Sudbury entry here is Rushbrook Lake, in Ontario. It lies 425 metres above sea level. About 1.82 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. At about 13 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It ranks high for size among our Sudbury listings. 47 km away sits Dowling, the nearest town. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 76 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Rushbrook Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Fish Rushbrook Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -14°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Rushbrook Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Charcoal Lake at 3.4 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Rushbrook Lake.