Tube Lake Fishing near Elliot Lake, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Tube Lake, in Algoma. The bank gives way to pine and birch. Roughly 1.21 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. On our Algoma list it sits near the top for size. Start from Elliot Lake, 31 km down the road. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 103 km away. Also within reach: Kecil Lake some 2.5 km off, Toria Lake sits 3.8 km out, Hanna Lake some 4.2 km off, Sugar Lake sits 4.3 km out and Mink Lake some 4.5 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Tube Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Tube Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 19°C on average, January about -11°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and early December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Tube Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. There is a campsite 1 km from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Kecil Lake sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Tube Lake.