Fishing at Cariboo Lake, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  This water sits in Cochrane District, Ontario. Beyond the shoreline you have lake country bush. Surface area runs to roughly 1.30 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. It ranks high for size among our Cochrane District listings. Kirkland Lake lies 37 km from the water. Iroquois Falls lies 60 km off, Timmins another 66 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Cariboo Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The shape of Cariboo Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -17°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Cariboo Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Ononlo Lake, 1.6 km out. Nothing on Cariboo Lake should be assumed from this page alone.