Porridge Lake Fishing near Elliot Lake, Ontario

• Overview

  Porridge Lake sits in Algoma, out in Ontario. The surface lies 320 metres up. At about 30 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Elliot Lake, 0.9 km off. Blind River is 33 km away, with Espanola at 68 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Porridge Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. The shape of Porridge Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -11°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. At Porridge Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A parking area is marked roughly 570 m out. Somewhere to sit and eat is 230 m out. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Spillane Lake is 1.4 km distant. What applies at Porridge Lake may have changed since it was mapped.