Flory Lake Fishing Guide, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Flory Lake is a Cochrane District water, in Ontario. It sits at 288 metres above sea level. Around 21 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 3.4 km in total. Supplies mean a trip to Hearst, 42 km off. Beyond it, Hornepayne at 54 km and Manitouwadge at 127 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Flory Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Work Flory Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Flory Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Tobe Lake is 1.7 km distant. Rules at Flory Lake are worth checking on the day.