Fishing Coppens Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Coppens Lake is set in Algoma, Ontario. It sits in rolling bush country. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Algoma list. The closest town, Sault Ste. Marie, is 80 km distant. Greater Sudbury sits 222 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Coppens Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Coppens Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -14°C for January. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Coppens Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Eileen Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Signs at Coppens Lake carry more weight than any list.