Threecorner Creek in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  You will find Threecorner Creek in Sudbury, Ontario. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. The closest town, Dowling, is 98 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 119 km distant. Close by you also have: Vrooman Lake within 2.3 km, 6.2 km away is Westbrook Lake, Derniere Lake within 6.6 km, 7.2 km away is Edinburgh Lake and Doris Lake within 7.3 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Threecorner Creek

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Wading opens water that no bank angler reaches. Log jams gather bait and everything that eats it. Records held for Sudbury cover 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. Take Threecorner Creek a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -16°C for January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Cold months ice the margins and pools; moving water stays workable, and everything opens by late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Threecorner Creek follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. The nearest alternative is Vrooman Lake, 2.3 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Threecorner Creek for certain.