Fishing at Black Beaver Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Black Beaver Lake lies in Algoma, in Ontario. The surface lies 423 metres up. Surface area runs to roughly 1.68 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 14 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It is among the larger waters listed here for Algoma. The nearest town is Wawa, 68 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 286 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Black Beaver Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Black Beaver Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Black Beaver Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Towabanasay Lake, 1.2 km away. Confirm before you fish Black Beaver Lake.