Fishing at Sommerville Lake, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  You will find Sommerville Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario. The land about it is northern bush. Surface area is around 17 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Cochrane, is 14 km distant. The nearest city of size is Greater Sudbury, 288 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Sommerville Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Survey and observation records for Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. At Sommerville Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -18°C on the long-run figures. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early May. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Sommerville Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Lac Rancourt sits 0.8 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Sommerville Lake.