Sox Creek Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Sox Creek is one of the Thunder Bay District waters in Ontario. It sits at 294 metres above sea level. You can fish the entire water from one spot if you pick it well. On size it sits at the modest end of our Thunder Bay District list. Supplies mean a trip to Schreiber, 15 km off. Terrace Bay follows at 27 km, then Nipigon at 62 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Sox Creek

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The outside of each bend cuts deepest and holds the better fish. Where two currents meet, work the crease between them. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Sox Creek a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Winter narrows this to the open runs; full flow returns around early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Sox Creek.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Sox Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Sox Creek carry more weight than any list.