Fishing at Somerville Lake, Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kenora District, Ontario, is where Somerville Lake sits. The surface lies 356 metres up. With some 18 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 2.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. You are 41 km from Kenora. The big place round here is Winnipeg, 151 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Somerville Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Kenora District records list northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. Somerville Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 19°C; the cold one sits at -19°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Somerville Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Victoria Lake is 1 km off. Confirm access to Somerville Lake locally before you travel.