Upper Fungus Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Ontario holds Upper Fungus Lake, in Algoma. The surface lies 417 metres up. This is sizeable water at about 1.19 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs about 7.4 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Few waters listed in Algoma are bigger. Wawa is the closest place, 42 km off. Beyond it, Hornepayne at 98 km and Manitouwadge at 107 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Fungus Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Public occurrence data for Algoma names walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Upper Fungus Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -17°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Upper Fungus Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Fungus Lake is 4 km off. For Upper Fungus Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.