Little Bear Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Little Bear Lake in Algoma, Ontario. Lake country bush runs right down to the water. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Algoma are larger. The nearest town is Thessalon, 33 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 176 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Bear Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Little Bear Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -12°C at the bottom of winter. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Little Bear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. For a change of water, Big Bear Lake is 0.9 km distant. What applies at Little Bear Lake may have changed since it was mapped.