Reserve Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Algoma, Ontario. The water sits 358 metres up. At about 63 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. With 11 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Start from Sault Ste. Marie, 19 km down the road. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 244 km distant. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Reserve Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. On Reserve Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Reserve Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Failing this one, try Chub Lake, 1.5 km away. Check the position at Reserve Lake before loading the car.