Tricketts Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Tricketts Lake is set in Cochrane District, Ontario. Elevation runs to 257 metres. At 2 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Cochrane District are larger. Nearest place of any size is Cochrane, 12 km away. Iroquois Falls follows at 31 km, then Smooth Rock Falls at 59 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Tricketts Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for 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. Tricketts Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -19°C. A short, intense season is the rule this far north. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early May. The water is typically free of ice between early May and mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Tricketts Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Byrnes Lake, 0.7 km out. For Tricketts Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.