Fishing Harewood Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  In Ontario, Harewood Lake falls inside Cochrane District. It stands 223 metres above sea level. Around 92 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 3.9 km on foot. Size puts it in the front rank of our Cochrane District list. Start from Smooth Rock Falls, 92 km down the road. Further out sit Cochrane (110 km) and Kapuskasing (116 km). It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Harewood Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Harewood Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Anyone fishing Harewood Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Grace Lake is 8.2 km distant. Check the position on Harewood Lake before loading the car.