Mistango Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Out in Cochrane District, Ontario, sits Mistango Lake. The country here is northern bush. This is sizeable water at about 2.04 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The perimeter runs near 21 km, so plan the walk before you start. It ranks high for size among our Cochrane District listings. Nearest place of any size is Cochrane, 42 km away. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 295 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Mistango Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Cochrane District records list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch among the fish reported. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Mistango Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Mistango Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and 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. For a change of water, Freele Lake is 1.9 km distant. Where Mistango Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.