Fishing at Little Round Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Algoma, Ontario, is where Little Round Lake sits. The bank is 412 metres above sea level. Around 72 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.9 km of margin, front to back. Start from Hornepayne, 66 km down the road. Wawa lies 74 km off, Manitouwadge another 82 km. Within a short drive: Round Lake (1.9 km), North Mink Lake sits 5.6 km out, Lois Lake (6.6 km), Pike Lake sits 7.4 km out and Caribou Lake (7.7 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Little Round Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Algoma include 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. Fish Little Round Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Little Round Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Round Lake, 1.9 km out. What applies at Little Round Lake may have changed since it was mapped.