Dobie Lake Fishing near Elliot Lake, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Algoma, Ontario, you have Dobie Lake. It sits in lake country bush country. It measures about 43 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The full circuit measures close to 3.9 km on foot. Nearest place of any size is Elliot Lake, 35 km away. Then Blind River, 41 km, and Thessalon, 53 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Dobie Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Dobie Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -12°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Anyone fishing Dobie Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Cashen Lake, 2.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Dobie Lake locally before you travel.