Bubble Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  The Algoma end of Ontario holds Bubble Lake. It sits at 403 metres above sea level. Around 54 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. With about 3.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Head to Manitouwadge, 57 km away, for anything you forgot. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 297 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Bubble Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Work Bubble Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -18°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Bubble Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Tea Lake is 0.9 km off. For Bubble Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.