Dogue Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  The Cochrane District end of Ontario holds Dogue Lake. It lies 340 metres above sea level. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The bank runs about 1.4 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Kirkland Lake lies 42 km from the water. Beyond it, Iroquois Falls at 46 km and Timmins at 63 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Dogue Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Cochrane District list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Dogue Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Dogue Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Demarco Lake is 0.3 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Dogue Lake for certain.