Grenier Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Grenier Lake sits in Cochrane District, out in Ontario. It lies 335 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cochrane District list. 42 km away sits Iroquois Falls, the nearest town. Further out sit Kirkland Lake (44 km) and Timmins (64 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Grenier Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Cochrane District list northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. Fish Grenier Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -18°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Grenier Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Failing this one, try De Courcey Lake, 0.8 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Grenier Lake for certain.