Rainer Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Rainer Lake in Algoma, Ontario. It lies 448 metres above sea level. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 3.6 km of margin, front to back. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Nearest place of any size is Wawa, 45 km away. It is 293 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Rainer Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch among the fish reported. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Rainer Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 16°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Rainer Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Rex Lake is 2.3 km off. Check the current arrangement for Rainer Lake.