Fishing at Florence Lake, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Florence Lake. The land about it is taiga. With some 49 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 3.2 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. The nearest town is Cochrane, 22 km away. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 309 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Florence Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Cochrane District cover northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. At Florence Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in July and bottom out at -19°C in January. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Florence Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Wallie Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Florence Lake if anything is unclear.