Blue Goose Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Blue Goose Lake is a Cochrane District water, Ontario side. It sits in spruce and muskeg country. With some 14 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. It is low-lying compared with other Ontario water we list. The nearest place of any size is Hearst, 49 km away. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 411 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Blue Goose Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Anyone new to Blue Goose Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -19°C on the long-run figures. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Blue Goose Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Heron Lake is 0.4 km distant. Nothing on Blue Goose Lake should be assumed from this page alone.