Devils Punch Bowl Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Devils Punch Bowl Lake is set in Cochrane District, Ontario. It sits in spruce and muskeg. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Iroquois Falls, 8.5 km away. Further out sit Cochrane (38 km) and Timmins (51 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Devils Punch Bowl Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Cochrane District records list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Devils Punch Bowl Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 17°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. That shapes the year on Devils Punch Bowl Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. A rest area sits about 1.2 km from the water. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Herman Lake is 1.3 km off. Check the position at Devils Punch Bowl Lake before loading the car.