Little Hart Lake Fishing Guide, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Little Hart Lake is an Ontario water. Elevation runs to 283 metres. Around 15 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. There is roughly 2.3 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Hearst sits 46 km from the bank. Hornepayne is 66 km away, with Manitouwadge at 130 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Little Hart Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Fish documented in Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Little Hart Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -19°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Little Hart Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Rabbit Lake is 0.7 km off. For Little Hart Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.