Wigwas Lake Fishing Guide, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Wigwas Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. The ground around here is lake country bush. Small at around 4 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Algoma. You are 43 km from Thessalon. Further out sit Blind River (54 km) and Elliot Lake (58 km). The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Wigwas Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Fish Wigwas Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -12°C in January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Time your trip to Wigwas Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Shingwak Lake is 0.7 km off. None of that is settled for Wigwas Lake in what we hold.