Davieaux Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Algoma, Davieaux Lake is an Ontario water. Elevation runs to 358 metres. With some 58 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 4.9 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. 52 km away sits Thessalon, the nearest town. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 195 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Davieaux Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Take Davieaux Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -13°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Davieaux Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Camp Forty One Lake is 3.2 km distant. Confirm access to Davieaux Lake locally before you travel.