Stillwater Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Algoma, Stillwater Lake is an Ontario water. It stands 459 metres above sea level. At about 34 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The shoreline runs about 6.1 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. The closest town, Wawa, is 51 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 281 km distant. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Stillwater Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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 and yellow perch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Stillwater Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -15°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan around that when you fish Stillwater Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Regan Lake, 1.8 km away. Treat access at Stillwater Lake as something to verify.