Middleton Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Middleton Lake is set in Algoma, Ontario. Around the bank it is spruce and muskeg. With some 43 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 4.2 km of margin, front to back. Wawa sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. Chapleau follows at 100 km, then Hornepayne at 109 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Middleton Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Middleton Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan any trip to Middleton Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. If the gate is shut, Ruth Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. For Middleton Lake in particular, ask before you travel.