Red Pine Lake in Algoma: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  The Algoma entry here is Red Pine Lake, in Ontario. Everything around it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 12 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The edge runs 1.8 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Our Algoma list holds plenty of bigger water. Thessalon at 56 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 201 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Red Pine Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. The county list is broader than any single water. On Red Pine Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near late November in autumn. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Red Pine Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. If the gate is shut, Davieaux Lake at 6.8 km is the nearest alternative. For Red Pine Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.