Withington Lake Fishing near Iroquois Falls, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Ontario, this is Withington Lake. Height above sea level is 288 metres. This is sizeable water at about 1.62 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The perimeter runs near 5.4 km, so plan the walk before you start. Size puts it in the front rank of our Cochrane District list. Iroquois Falls sits 19 km from here and is the nearest stop. Beyond it, Cochrane at 32 km and Timmins at 73 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Withington Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Survey and observation records for Cochrane District include northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. At Withington Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -19°C in January. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Ice clears near early May and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Withington Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, Doucette Lake at 2.5 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Withington Lake in what we hold.