Roi Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ontario holds Roi Lake, in Algoma. What surrounds it is rolling bush. The water covers some 21 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Around 3.8 km of margin, front to back. It is high ground by Ontario standards. Nearest town is Sault Ste. Marie, 83 km off. It is 272 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Roi Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. On Roi Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Roi Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Shoepack Lake is 2.5 km distant. Where Roi Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.