Camp Six Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Camp Six Lake is a Cochrane District water, in Ontario. The setting is spruce and muskeg. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 1.4 km keeps the choices simple. Nearest town is Timmins, 31 km off. Iroquois Falls is 87 km away, with Cochrane at 89 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Camp Six Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Cochrane District list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Read Camp Six Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. On Camp Six Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Weisman Lake is 1.1 km off. Confirm access to Camp Six Lake locally before you travel.