Hatchet Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Hatchet Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The surface lies 443 metres up. With some 19 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge covers about 6.9 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Start from Elliot Lake, 57 km down the road. It is 144 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hatchet Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Read Hatchet Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -13°C in January. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Hatchet Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Blue Pine Lake is 2.4 km off. Nothing on Hatchet Lake should be assumed from this page alone.