Picea Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Picea Lake falls inside Algoma. The bank gives way to mixed forest. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 3.2 km of margin, front to back. The nearest place of any size is Wawa, 40 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 313 km off. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Picea Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Work Picea Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -13°C in January and 16°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Plan around that when you fish Picea Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Baillargeon Lake is 1.4 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Picea Lake for certain.