Two Horse Lake in Algoma: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ontario holds Two Horse Lake, in Algoma. The ground around here is lake country bush. Roughly 54 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. There is roughly 5.9 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Sault Ste. Marie lies 35 km from the water. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 221 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Two Horse Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Algoma include 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 Two Horse Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -11°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On average, late April opens the water and late November closes it again. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Two Horse Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Should this one be busy, One Horse Lake is 1.7 km off. Check the position at Two Horse Lake before loading the car.