Fishing at Levarg Lake, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Levarg Lake sits within Cochrane District in Ontario. Elevation runs to 240 metres. With some 29 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.1 km of margin, front to back. The nearest town is Smooth Rock Falls, 4.3 km away. Cochrane follows at 54 km, then Kapuskasing at 56 km. Round about: Foot Lake after 7.4 km, Ouellet Lake out at 7.5 km, Hurdman Lake after 8.5 km, Haggart Lake out at 9.8 km and Departure Lake after 11 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Levarg Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. On Levarg Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -18°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early May. Average temperatures cross freezing around early May in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. On Levarg Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Foot Lake, 7.4 km out. Nothing on Levarg Lake should be assumed from this page alone.