Aurel Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Cochrane District, Ontario, you have Aurel Lake. Spruce and muskeg runs right down to the water. Kapuskasing lies 21 km from the water. Greater Sudbury sits 326 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Also on the doorstep: Lac Charette lies 1 km on, Kluck Lake a shade over 2 km, D'Amour Lake lies 3.1 km on, Cantin Lake a shade over 4.2 km and Marten Lake lies 5 km on. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Aurel Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Cochrane District names northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Aurel Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -18°C for January. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Aurel Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Lac Charette at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Aurel Lake.