Fishing Gibson Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Gibson Lake, in Algoma. Everything around it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Algoma list holds plenty of bigger water. Wawa sits 51 km from the bank. Greater Sudbury sits 312 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Gibson Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At Gibson Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 16°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. At Gibson Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Expect 1.1 km away in from where the car goes. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. For a change of water, Rustle Lake is 1.1 km distant. Confirm before you fish Gibson Lake.