Selkirk Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Selkirk Lake is one of the Algoma waters in Ontario. The surface lies 394 metres up. The water covers some 37 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline length is close to 6.9 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Supplies mean a trip to Wawa, 29 km off. Chapleau is 98 km away, with Hornepayne at 111 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Selkirk Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. 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, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. The shape of Selkirk Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -16°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Selkirk Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Ruth Lake is 1.7 km off. Check the current arrangement for Selkirk Lake.