Green-winged Teal Lake Fishing Guide, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Green-winged Teal Lake lies within the bounds of Cochrane District, Ontario. Height above sea level is 150 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 55 km from Hearst. The nearest city of size is Thunder Bay, 414 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Green-winged Teal Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Green-winged Teal Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -19°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Green-winged Teal Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. A rest area sits about 710 m from the water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Blue-winged Teal Lake is 0.4 km distant. Signs at Green-winged Teal Lake carry more weight than any list.