Beavertail Lake in Algoma: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Beavertail Lake is one of the Algoma waters in Ontario. Height above sea level is 440 metres. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 2.0 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. It is a small entry by Algoma standards. Nearest town is Elliot Lake, 39 km off. Blind River lies 60 km off, Thessalon another 78 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beavertail Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Beavertail Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Beavertail Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. 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. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Crystal Lake, 1.4 km out. Confirm before you fish Beavertail Lake.