Pokei Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Pokei Lake, in Algoma. It stands 390 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 8.65 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. At about 21 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. On our Algoma list it sits near the top for size. Nearest place of any size is Wawa, 60 km away. Manitouwadge lies 89 km off, Hornepayne another 94 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Pokei Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Pokei Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 16°C on average, January about -17°C. Long winters and short summers set the pattern. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Pokei Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is McMaster Lake, 4.8 km out. None of that is settled for Pokei Lake in what we hold.