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

• Overview

  Cochrane District in Ontario is where Keller Lake sits. Height above sea level is 355 metres. The water measures roughly 3 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. The closest town, Kirkland Lake, is 43 km distant. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 238 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Keller Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. 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. Records held for Cochrane District cover northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Keller Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -18°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Keller Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Clodan Lake is 2.5 km off. Treat Keller Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.