Bennet Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Bennet Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario. The water sits 226 metres up. With some 100 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 4.6 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On our Cochrane District list it sits near the top for size. 44 km away sits Kapuskasing, the nearest town. Smooth Rock Falls is 75 km away, with Hearst at 99 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Bennet Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Records held for Cochrane District cover northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Bennet Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 16°C and January at -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Bennet Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. The nearest alternative is Guilfoyle Lake, 6.9 km out. Ask locally about Bennet Lake if anything is unclear.