Fishing This Lake in Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is This Lake. Height above sea level is 289 metres. With some 37 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.1 km in total. The nearest town is Longlac, 52 km away. Geraldton follows at 76 km, then Greenstone at 88 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on This Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Take This Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -20°C. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. This Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Singing Lake is 1.2 km distant. For This Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.