Fishing Relief Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Relief Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario. The surroundings are taiga. It measures some 2.02 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. At about 13 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cochrane District. Head to Longlac, 55 km away, for anything you forgot. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 299 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Relief Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Relief Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -20°C for January. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Break-up near early May, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Relief Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Poverty Lake is 3.2 km distant. For Relief Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.