Fishing Witchdoctor Lake in Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Witchdoctor Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. Height above sea level is 427 metres. At about 27 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The shoreline runs about 7.1 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. Sault Ste. Marie sits 77 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 221 km off. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Witchdoctor 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. Records held for Algoma cover walleye, northern pike and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Witchdoctor Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -14°C to 17°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That shapes the year on Witchdoctor Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Eileen Lake at 2.7 km is the sensible second choice. Treat access at Witchdoctor Lake as something to verify.