Caribou Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Algoma entry here is Caribou Lake, in Ontario. The surface lies 322 metres up. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 3.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Sault Ste. Marie sits 14 km out. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 248 km off. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Caribou Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Across Algoma, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The county list is broader than any single water. Read Caribou Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Caribou Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Crystal Lake at 0.5 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm before you fish Caribou Lake.