Redrock Lake Fishing near Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Redrock Lake, in Algoma. The setting is rolling bush. The water covers some 22 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest place of any size is Sault Ste. Marie, 15 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 252 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Redrock Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Redrock Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 18°C and January near -12°C on the long-run figures. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Redrock Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Maki Lake, 0.8 km out. What applies at Redrock Lake may have changed since it was mapped.