Lewis Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Lewis Lake is an Ontario water. It sits at 310 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cochrane District list. Hornepayne at 47 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Hearst (68 km) and Manitouwadge (105 km). The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Lewis Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. The county list is broader than any single water. On Lewis Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -19°C to 16°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Lewis Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Murphy Lake sits 0.5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm access to Lewis Lake locally before you travel.