La Viollette Lake in Cochrane District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Cochrane District, Ontario. It sits at 288 metres above sea level. Small at around 6 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cochrane District. The nearest place of any size is Iroquois Falls, 26 km away. It is 231 km to Greater Sudbury, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on La Viollette Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. On La Viollette Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -18°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter locks it down, and early May brings it back. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That shapes the year on La Viollette Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A carry of 890 m from the nearest parking is the price of fishing here. Overnight stays are possible about 1.1 km out, where camping is mapped. Picnic facilities are recorded some 1.1 km out. Mapping records toilets within 1 km. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Pexton Lake is 0.6 km off. Confirm before you fish La Viollette Lake.