Plump Lake Fishing near Blind River, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Plump Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The setting is pine and birch. It measures about 54 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 4.6 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Nearest place of any size is Blind River, 16 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 159 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Plump Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Plump Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -11°C in January up to 19°C in July. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly early December. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Plump Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. High Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Plump Lake before loading the car.