Fishing at Cobalt Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Cobalt Lake falls inside Timiskaming District. The bank is 294 metres above sea level. Roughly 12 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. You are 6.8 km from Haileybury. Then Temiskaming Shores, 11 km, and Ville-Marie, 20 km. Close by you also have: Peterson Lake a shade over 1.4 km, Sasaginaga Lake sits 1.5 km out, Short Lake a shade over 1.7 km, Le Heup Lake sits 1.9 km out and Graham Lake a shade over 2.1 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Cobalt Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Timiskaming District include brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Cobalt Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -16°C and July at about 18°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. At Cobalt Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Parking within 220 m means no long carry with tackle. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Peterson Lake is 1.4 km off. Where Cobalt Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.