Burrell Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Burrell Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario. It lies 193 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 2 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Cochrane District are larger. Nearest place of any size is Hornepayne, 88 km away. Thunder Bay sits 354 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Burrell Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. 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. Species logged across Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Burrell Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 17°C in July. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Anyone fishing Burrell Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Shuel Lake at 12 km is the sensible second choice. Where Burrell Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.