Fishing at Tarzan Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Tarzan Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The water sits 419 metres up. Roughly 31 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The edge runs 3.1 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Nearest place of any size is Chapleau, 84 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 195 km distant. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Tarzan Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Tarzan Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -14°C to 17°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Tarzan Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Spud Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Tarzan Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.