Wigwam Lake Fishing near Thessalon, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Wigwam Lake in Algoma, Ontario. The ground round it is lake country bush. Roughly 91 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. At about 11 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Size puts it in the front rank of our Algoma list. Some 50 km away sits Thessalon, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 192 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Wigwam Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Wigwam Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -13°C to 17°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Wigwam Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Camp Forty One Lake sits 2.5 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Wigwam Lake should be assumed from this page alone.