Mona Lake Fishing near Wawa, Ontario

• Overview

  Mona Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. The bank is 328 metres above sea level. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Algoma standards. Wawa at 11 km is the nearest place to stop. Chapleau is 98 km and Hornepayne 147 km. Near neighbours: Two Mile Lake out at 1.2 km, Centennial Lake (2 km), Cabin Lake out at 2.6 km, Moon Lake (3.1 km) and Mishewawa Lake out at 3.6 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Mona Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Algoma list walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The near bank of Mona Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -14°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Mona Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Two Mile Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Mona Lake as something to verify.