Beaver Lake Fishing near Elliot Lake, Ontario

• Overview

  Beaver Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. The setting is lake country bush on every side. With some 33 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 6.4 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Elliot Lake sits 16 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 134 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Beaver Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Algoma, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Beaver Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -12°C in January up to 18°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Beaver Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Dunlop Lake is 1.8 km off. None of that is settled for Beaver Lake in what we hold.