Fishing at South Teal Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  South Teal Lake sits within Algoma in Ontario. Height above sea level is 540 metres. The water covers some 16 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 3.4 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. It is high ground by Ontario standards. The nearest place of any size is Sault Ste. Marie, 83 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 211 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on South Teal Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. At South Teal Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 17°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On South Teal Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Welcome Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about South Teal Lake if anything is unclear.