Fishing Dalglish Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Dalglish Lake is a Cochrane District water, in Ontario. This is pine and birch country. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.7 km, small enough to learn in a day. The nearest place of any size is Kirkland Lake, 48 km away. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 203 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Dalglish Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Cochrane District cover northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. On Dalglish Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 17°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Dalglish Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Fargo Lake, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Dalglish Lake.