Fishing Wart Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Wart Lake sits in Algoma, out in Ontario. The surface lies 389 metres up. The water covers around 6.26 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The shoreline runs to about 37 km, far more than one trip can cover. Few waters listed in Algoma are bigger. Sault Ste. Marie sits 74 km from here and is the nearest stop. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 251 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Wart Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Algoma, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. On Wart Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -13°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Wart Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Martin Lake sits 2.2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Wart Lake should be assumed from this page alone.