Bob Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Bob Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The bank is 421 metres above sea level. At 3 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Algoma. Wawa sits 28 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 332 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Bob Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Algoma names walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Treat Bob Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 16°C, while January sits near -16°C. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. It holds true on Bob Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. 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. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Porphyry Lake, 0.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Bob Lake is worth confirming on the day.