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

• Overview

  Set in Cochrane District, Yesterday Lake is an Ontario water. The bank is 272 metres above sea level. Roughly 1.43 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. There is roughly 8.7 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Few waters listed in Cochrane District are bigger. Cochrane at 87 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Smooth Rock Falls (90 km) and Iroquois Falls (118 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Yesterday Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Public occurrence data for Cochrane District names northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker, Iowa darter and logperch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. At Yesterday Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -20°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. Count the season from break-up, usually early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Yesterday Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. 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. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Today Lake is 2.8 km off. Nothing on Yesterday Lake should be assumed from this page alone.