Devlin Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Devlin Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. It stands 358 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Most waters listed here for Algoma are larger. You are 79 km from Wawa. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 285 km off. Neighbouring water: MacGregor Lake 0.9 km away, Dottie Lake at about 1.5 km, Kenny Lake 1.5 km away, Mudhole Lake at about 1.7 km and Crescent Lake 1.9 km away. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Devlin Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. On Devlin Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -12°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Devlin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. MacGregor Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Devlin Lake may have changed since it was mapped.