Fishing Reynolds Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Algoma, Ontario, this is Reynolds Lake. The bank is 375 metres above sea level. It measures about 60 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With 8.7 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Nearest place of any size is Wawa, 26 km away. For a city, Thunder Bay is 334 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Reynolds Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Reynolds Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -16°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Expect Reynolds Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Lost Sky Pilot Lake at 1.3 km is the nearest alternative. Where Reynolds Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.