Nicho Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Nicho Lake belongs to Algoma. It sits in taiga country. It runs to roughly 16 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 3.5 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The town to know is Wawa, 37 km out. Chapleau is 94 km and Hornepayne 108 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Nicho Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Nicho Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -16°C in January up to 16°C in July. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Plan around that when you fish Nicho Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Dobbs Lake at 0.7 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Nicho Lake as something to verify.