Twin Lakes Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Twin Lakes sits within Algoma in Ontario. It sits in rolling bush. It runs to roughly 73 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. With about 4.1 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. By elevation it sits in the lower part of our Ontario listings. For supplies, Thessalon is 28 km out. Greater Sudbury sits 228 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Twin Lakes

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Anyone new to Twin Lakes should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 18°C, with January the cold end at about -10°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about early December in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Twin Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Hans Lake, 4.6 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Twin Lakes for certain.