Lavallee Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Lavallee Lake. The surroundings are lake country bush. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. The town to know is Kirkland Lake, 42 km out. Iroquois Falls lies 44 km off, Timmins another 65 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lavallee 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. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Cochrane District cover northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. At Lavallee Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. At Lavallee Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Wildgoose Lake is 1.3 km distant. Treat access at Lavallee Lake as something to verify.