Pot Hole Lake Fishing in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Cochrane District, Ontario, is where Pot Hole Lake sits. Land around it is taiga. At 6 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. Cochrane at 47 km is the nearest place to stop. Smooth Rock Falls follows at 66 km, then Iroquois Falls at 76 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Pot Hole Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Cochrane District records list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch among the fish reported. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Pot Hole Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -19°C. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Open water usually runs from early May until about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Pot Hole Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Black Lake at 1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Pot Hole Lake should be assumed from this page alone.