Twin Lakes in Sudbury: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Out in Sudbury, Ontario, sits Twin Lakes. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Small at around 2 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Sudbury list. The nearest town is Capreol, 93 km away. After that come Rayside-Balfour at 97 km and Valley East at 98 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Sudbury include smallmouth bass, northern pike and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Take Twin Lakes a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 17°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Twin Lakes the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Walroth Lake at 1.2 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Twin Lakes.