Deresti Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Deresti Lake, in Algoma. Elevation runs to 359 metres. It measures about 38 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 5.5 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. For a base, Elliot Lake sits 18 km out. Blind River lies 50 km off, Espanola another 52 km. Within a short run: Whitefish Lake at 1.9 km, Clayton Lake 1.9 km away, Weasel Lake at 3 km, Grimard Lake 3.3 km away and McCool Lake at 3.4 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Deresti Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Algoma, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. The shape of Deresti Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Deresti Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Whitefish Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Deresti Lake may have changed since it was mapped.