Little Quirke Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Little Quirke Lake falls in Algoma, part of Ontario. The water sits 393 metres up. Roughly 2.85 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Around 24 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. On our Algoma list it sits near the top for size. Elliot Lake lies 17 km from the water. Greater Sudbury sits 124 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Quirke Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Little Quirke Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 18°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Little Quirke Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. If the gate is shut, Duthorne Lake at 2.1 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Little Quirke Lake.