Hattatt Lake Fishing Guide, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Hattatt Lake sits within Cochrane District in Ontario. Height above sea level is 365 metres. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cochrane District. Kirkland Lake sits 37 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Iroquois Falls, 52 km, and Timmins, 67 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hattatt Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Hattatt Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -18°C in January up to 17°C in July. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Hattatt Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Legault Lake, 1.3 km away. Rules at Hattatt Lake are worth checking on the day.