Fishing Long Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  The Algoma end of Ontario holds Long Lake. It sits at 225 metres above sea level. Roughly 86 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. With 17 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. Head to Blind River, 19 km away, for anything you forgot. Elliot Lake is 19 km away, with Thessalon at 65 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for 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 Long Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 19°C for July and -10°C for January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about early December in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Long Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Surprise Lake, 4.4 km out. Treat Long Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.