Windy Lake Fishing in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Windy Lake is one of the Algoma listings for Ontario. Rolling bush runs right down to the water. It runs to roughly 37 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Some 6.3 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Elliot Lake is the closest town at 31 km. It is 151 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Windy Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Algoma, recorded fish include walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Work Windy Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 18°C and January about -12°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to late November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Windy Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Big Lake at 1.6 km is the sensible second choice. Confirm access to Windy Lake locally before you travel.