Solid cloud cover today, with a helpful ripple pushed from the W with a settled glass. Most of the action on Redcliff Lake should come off any hard bottom among the soft. The best of it runs afternoon into evening. Push the good hours hard and rest through the dead ones. The season of moving fish: stay mobile and watch for bait.
The bites are average now
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Redcliff Lake belongs to Algoma, Ontario. This is lake country bush country. Around 31 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 7.4 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Sault Ste. Marie sits 85 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 260 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.
We hold no depth figure for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Work Redcliff Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.
Averages move between -14°C in January and 17°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about late November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Expect Redcliff Lake to follow that timing.
There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Dyer Lake at 1.9 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing here settles the position at Redcliff Lake for certain.
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The bites are average now
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| 14.8 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 | 9.1 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 13.5 | 14.7 | 16 | 15.8 | 16.1 | 16.9 | 19.3 | 16.8 | 10.3 | 11 | 11.9 | 11.3 | 10.6 |
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| 89 | 89 | 90 | 90 | 91 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 93 | 93 | 84 | 75 | 68 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 79 | 82 | 86 | 88 | 91 | 92 |
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