Lalonde Lake near Kirkland Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Lalonde Lake sits in Cochrane District, out in Ontario. The land about it is spruce and muskeg. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Cochrane District are larger. Kirkland Lake lies 30 km from the water. Greater Sudbury sits 203 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lalonde Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Lalonde Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -18°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Lalonde Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Cariad Lake at 1.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Lalonde Lake for certain.