Fishing at Strouth Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Algoma, Ontario, this is Strouth Lake. The country here is rolling bush. With some 28 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Elliot Lake, is 4.1 km distant. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 127 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Strouth Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Strouth Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly late November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Anyone fishing Strouth Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Penelope Lake at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. Signs at Strouth Lake carry more weight than any list.