Fishing Puddingstone Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Puddingstone Lake belongs to Algoma. Beyond the shoreline you have mixed forest. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 2.3 km, and most of it is walkable. Most waters listed here for Algoma are larger. For supplies, Thessalon is 38 km out. Then Blind River, 47 km, and Elliot Lake, 54 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Puddingstone Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Take Puddingstone Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 18°C; the cold one sits at -12°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. 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. At Puddingstone Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Deadtree Lake sits 1.8 km off and takes the overflow. Where Puddingstone Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.