Fishing at Cumming's Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Cumming's Lake is listed under Algoma, Ontario. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. Roughly 5.21 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The shoreline runs about 15 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Size puts it in the front rank of our Algoma list. Thessalon at 30 km is the nearest place to stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 181 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cumming's Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Cumming's Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan any trip to Cumming's Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Little Pickerel Lake at 3.5 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Cumming's Lake before loading the car.