Campover Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Campover Lake stands in Algoma, Ontario. The ground around here is pine and birch. Roughly 59 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 5.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. For a base, Elliot Lake sits 33 km out. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 114 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Campover Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. At Campover Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -13°C on the long-run figures. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Campover Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Mead Lake is 3.6 km off. Ask locally about Campover Lake if anything is unclear.