Fishing Gittins Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Gittins Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario. The land about it is boreal forest. It measures some 2.17 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. Some 5.8 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cochrane District. The closest town, Longlac, is 230 km away. Geraldton lies 240 km off, Greenstone another 243 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Gittins Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Gittins Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -22°C in January up to 16°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Averages suggest open water from about mid May through to roughly early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Gittins Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Gurden Lake at 15 km is the sensible second choice. For Gittins Lake in particular, ask before you travel.