Lessard Lake Fishing near Hornepayne, Ontario

• Overview

  Lessard Lake belongs to Algoma, Ontario. Height above sea level is 346 metres. At some 1.53 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 10 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Algoma. For supplies, Hornepayne is 21 km out. Manitouwadge follows at 58 km, then Hearst at 112 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lessard Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Anyone new to Lessard Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Lessard Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Little Ice Lake at 2.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lessard Lake for certain.