Henry Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Henry Lake is one of the Algoma listings for Ontario. The country here is lake country bush. Small at around 5 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Algoma are larger. Nearest town is Wawa, 20 km off. Further out sit Chapleau (111 km) and Sault Ste. Marie (151 km). The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Henry Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Henry Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -13°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Henry Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Moose Lake is 1.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Henry Lake.