Bone Lake Fishing near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

• Overview

  Bone Lake falls in Algoma, part of Ontario. The land about it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to roughly 1.15 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The margin runs to about 8.5 km in total. Size puts it in the front rank of our Algoma list. For supplies, Sault Ste. Marie is 33 km out. It is 252 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Bone Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Bone Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Bone Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There are toilets mapped about 1.4 km away. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Stokely Lake, 1.6 km away. Check the position on Bone Lake before loading the car.