Pick Lake in Cochrane District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Pick Lake. The setting is boreal forest. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. Our Cochrane District list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Iroquois Falls is 27 km out. Greater Sudbury is the closest city, 244 km away. Close by you have: Evelyn Lake just 0.4 km, Ice Chest Lake sits 1.2 km out, Lizard Lake just 1.3 km, Partridge Lake sits 1.4 km out and Moon Lake just 1.8 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Pick Lake

  Our records hold 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. Fish documented in Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Pick Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -18°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Pick Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Evelyn Lake is 0.4 km off. None of that is settled for Pick Lake in what we hold.