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

• Overview

  Ontario holds Tanase Lake, in Cochrane District. It stands 219 metres above sea level. Surface area is around 40 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The full circuit measures close to 2.4 km on foot. It lies lower than most water we list in Ontario. Longlac lies 160 km from the water. Thunder Bay sits 370 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Tanase Lake

  Open data we checked carries 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 and Iowa darter. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. At Tanase Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -21°C. The ice season is long here and the open one short. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. At Tanase Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Bales Lake is 14 km off. None of that is settled for Tanase Lake in what we hold.