Moose Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Moose Lake is set in Algoma, Ontario. Elevation runs to 294 metres. The water covers around 1.71 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The margin runs to about 13 km in total. Few waters listed in Algoma are bigger. Start from Hornepayne, 29 km down the road. For a city, Thunder Bay is 334 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Moose Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Moose Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -19°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Moose Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nagagami Lake Provincial Park takes in this water; protected-area rules will apply. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Nagagami Lake is 5.7 km distant. Nothing on Moose Lake should be assumed from this page alone.