Upper Gimlet Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Upper Gimlet Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The surface lies 422 metres up. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 1.5 km keeps the choices simple. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Algoma. Start from Sault Ste. Marie, 62 km down the road. It is 285 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Upper Gimlet Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Algoma include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Upper Gimlet Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -12°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Upper Gimlet Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Gimlet Lake is 1.3 km off. Ask locally about Upper Gimlet Lake if anything is unclear.