Round Lake Fishing near Hornepayne, Ontario

• Overview

  Algoma, Ontario, is where Round Lake sits. This is boreal forest ground. Surface area runs to roughly 2.57 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. The perimeter runs near 7.3 km, so plan the walk before you start. Size puts it in the front rank of our Algoma list. Some 65 km away sits Hornepayne, the nearest settlement. It is 313 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Round Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Round Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Little Round Lake is 1.9 km off. Treat Round Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.