Little Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Algoma, Ontario, sits Little Lake. Height above sea level is 368 metres. With some 17 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 1.5 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest place of any size is Manitouwadge, 71 km away. It is 293 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Little Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Little Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 16°C in July. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Little Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Recorded parking is 710 m off, far enough to travel light. There is camping recorded roughly 750 m off. There are toilets 750 m off. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Picnic Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Little Lake before loading the car.