Fishing at Lizotte Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Algoma, Ontario, you have Lizotte Lake. It sits in lake country bush. The water covers some 23 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. With about 3.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. For a base, Elliot Lake sits 15 km out. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 113 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lizotte Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. On Lizotte Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 18°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Lizotte Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Sorley Lake, 1.2 km away. None of that is settled for Lizotte Lake in what we hold.