Horgon Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Algoma, Ontario, you have Horgon Lake. Around the bank it is northern bush. At 7 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Algoma list. The town to know is Wawa, 47 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 326 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Horgon Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On Horgon Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -16°C. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Plan around that when you fish Horgon Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Tuff Lake, 1.2 km away. Check the current arrangement for Horgon Lake.