Fishing Sou Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  The Algoma end of Ontario holds Sou Lake. The bank is 515 metres above sea level. This is a pocket water of some 8 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Algoma. Wawa is the closest place, 79 km off. Greater Sudbury sits 279 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Sou Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Sou Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -13°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. That shapes the year on Sou Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Hubert Lake sits 1.3 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Sou Lake is worth confirming on the day.