Monahan Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Monahan Lake. Height above sea level is 348 metres. At 4 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cochrane District list. The closest town, Kirkland Lake, is 46 km away. Then Iroquois Falls, 49 km, and La Sarre, 71 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Monahan Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Cochrane District list northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Monahan Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. The season on Monahan Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. The nearest alternative is Camrose Lake, 0.8 km out. Nothing on Monahan Lake should be assumed from this page alone.