Fishing at Spoon Lake, Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Spoon Lake. Everything around it is mixed forest. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 km on foot. It is a small entry by Sudbury standards. Some 62 km away sits Capreol, the nearest settlement. Valley East is 69 km and Rayside-Balfour 75 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Spoon Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name smallmouth bass, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Spoon Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Spoon Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Fly Lake at 0.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Spoon Lake for certain.