Pitcher Lake near Blind River: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  This water sits in Algoma, Ontario. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. With some 22 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. There is roughly 3.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Blind River sits 19 km from the bank. It is 165 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pitcher Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Pitcher Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -11°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly early December. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Pitcher Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Prospect Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Pitcher Lake for certain.