Butter Tin Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Butter Tin Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. It sits in rolling bush. It runs to roughly 22 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Bank access stretches around 2.8 km in total. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Sault Ste. Marie sits 75 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury sits 233 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Butter Tin Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Algoma list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Butter Tin Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -14°C in January and 17°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Butter Tin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Browne Lake, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Butter Tin Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.