Fishing North Burntbush Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, North Burntbush Lake is an Ontario water. The bank is 294 metres above sea level. Roughly 4.99 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 14 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cochrane District. Cochrane is the closest place, 92 km off. The big place round here is Greater Sudbury, 361 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on North Burntbush Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Cochrane District: northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At North Burntbush Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -19°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. That is the shape of the year on North Burntbush Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. George Lake at 4.1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position on North Burntbush Lake before loading the car.