Eastside Lake Fishing Guide, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Eastside Lake. Elevation runs to 240 metres. It measures some 1.49 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 5.6 km in total. Few waters listed in Cochrane District are bigger. Supplies mean a trip to Longlac, 80 km off. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 322 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Eastside 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. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. The shape of Eastside Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Eastside Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Henderson Lake, 5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Eastside Lake if anything is unclear.