Buzz Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Algoma, Ontario, this is Buzz Lake. The surface lies 364 metres up. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is a small entry by Algoma standards. Wawa sits 48 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury sits 307 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Close by you have: Good Fortune Lake sits 0.9 km out, Fishbox Lake out at 1.1 km, Backward Lake sits 1.5 km out, Rotund Lake out at 1.5 km and Ruby Lake sits 1.6 km out. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Buzz Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Algoma names walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Buzz Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -13°C in January up to 16°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. On Buzz Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Good Fortune Lake is 0.9 km off. For Buzz Lake in particular, ask before you travel.