Pitkinnen Lake near Smooth Rock Falls: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Pitkinnen Lake is a Cochrane District water, in Ontario. Everything around it is taiga. The water measures roughly 7 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is a small entry by Cochrane District standards. For a base, Smooth Rock Falls sits 24 km out. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 314 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pitkinnen Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Cochrane District, recorded fish include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. The shape of Pitkinnen Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -19°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Pitkinnen Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Fishing from a pier is possible 960 m away. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Andrews Lake is 0.8 km off. Signs at Pitkinnen Lake carry more weight than any list.