Fishing Loon Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Algoma, Ontario, sits Loon Lake. The bank is 329 metres above sea level. Roughly 28 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 3.7 km of margin, front to back. Supplies mean a trip to Wawa, 48 km off. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 308 km away. Water in the same corner: High Lake (0.9 km), McMurty Lake 2.3 km away, Upper Dingman Lake (3.5 km), Murray Lake 5.6 km away and Fletcher Lake (5.9 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Loon Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Anyone new to Loon Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -16°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Loon Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, High Lake is 0.9 km off. Nothing on Loon Lake should be assumed from this page alone.