Pelt Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Pelt Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. Elevation runs to 344 metres. Roughly 29 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Bank access stretches around 5.0 km in total. Nearest place of any size is Wawa, 50 km away. Chapleau is 85 km and Sault Ste. Marie 120 km. Within easy reach: Lira Lake 3.3 km off, Nailhead Lake near enough 3.4 km, Lovely Lake 4.5 km off, Joanne Lake near enough 5.1 km and O'Connor Lake 6 km off. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Pelt Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The near bank of Pelt Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -14°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Pelt Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Lira Lake is 3.3 km off. Rules at Pelt Lake are worth checking on the day.