Fifty Nine Lake in Algoma: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Algoma in Ontario is where Fifty Nine Lake sits. It sits at 366 metres above sea level. At about 45 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 4.3 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Supplies mean a trip to Wawa, 73 km off. Chapleau is 84 km away, with Hornepayne at 99 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fifty Nine Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Work Fifty Nine Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -17°C. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. At Fifty Nine Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. If the gate is shut, June Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Treat Fifty Nine Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.