Fishing Mystery Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Mystery Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. Everything around it is boreal forest. It covers about 10 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. With about 1.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Algoma. For supplies, Wawa is 38 km out. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 334 km away. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mystery Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Anyone new to Mystery Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. On Mystery Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. For a change of water, Souloup Lake is 1.1 km distant. Nothing on Mystery Lake should be assumed from this page alone.