Ferland's Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Ferland's Lake lies in Cochrane District, in Ontario. The surface lies 240 metres up. Roughly 41 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The whole outline is near 3.8 km, and most of it is walkable. Hearst sits 16 km from the bank. Thunder Bay sits 421 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ferland's Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. The shape of Ferland's Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -19°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Ferland's Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Holland Lake at 4.6 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on Ferland's Lake before loading the car.