Little Low Bush Lake in Cochrane District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Ontario holds Little Low Bush Lake, in Cochrane District. The setting is spruce and muskeg on every side. Roughly 45 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 3.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The nearest place of any size is Cochrane, 58 km away. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 310 km off. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Little Low Bush Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The shape of Little Low Bush Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Little Low Bush Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. For a change of water, Upper Mikwam Lake is 4.4 km distant. None of that is settled for Little Low Bush Lake in what we hold.