Fishing Pike Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Pike Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. The country here is mixed forest. It covers about 6 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Algoma list. Elliot Lake is the closest place, 42 km off. It is 142 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Pike Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Treat Pike Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 18°C on average, January about -13°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Pike Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Distant Lake sits 0.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Pike Lake before loading the car.