Tray Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Tray Lake falls in Algoma, part of Ontario. The land about it is boreal forest. It measures about 42 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. Wawa sits 33 km from the bank. For a city, Thunder Bay is 334 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tray Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Fish documented in Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. The county list is broader than any single water. Anyone new to Tray Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -16°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Tray Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Sutherland Lake is 1.4 km off. Check the position on Tray Lake before loading the car.