Suez Pit Fishing in Greater Sudbury, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Greater Sudbury, Ontario, you have Suez Pit. It lies 290 metres above sea level. At roughly 2 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Greater Sudbury. You are 3.8 km from Capreol. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 21 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Suez Pit

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Greater Sudbury, recorded fish include smallmouth bass, yellow perch, northern pike and pumpkinseed. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Suez Pit the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -14°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. From about late April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Suez Pit.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Moose Lake, 2.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Suez Pit as something to verify.