Greenland Lake in Cochrane District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Greenland Lake in the Cochrane District part of Ontario. The surface lies 331 metres up. Surface area runs to about 3 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. Kirkland Lake lies 39 km from the water. Greater Sudbury sits 233 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Greenland Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Survey and observation records for Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Greenland Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It holds true on Greenland Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Emens Lake at 0.8 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Greenland Lake in what we hold.