Grey Owl Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Grey Owl Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. The surface lies 457 metres up. At 2.07 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. Some 19 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Algoma. Sault Ste. Marie sits 84 km from the bank. It is 259 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Grey Owl Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Grey Owl Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -14°C and July at about 17°C, the water has a wide range to work through. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Grey Owl Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. For a change of water, Redcliff Lake is 2 km distant. Check the position on Grey Owl Lake before loading the car.