Turning Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Turning Lake in Kenora District, Ontario. The bank gives way to rolling bush. Roughly 23 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 2.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. On size it sits at the modest end of our Kenora District list. Nearest place of any size is Atikokan, 41 km away. Ignace is 46 km and Sioux Lookout 121 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Turning Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Kenora District include northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker, johnny darter and logperch. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. The shape of Turning Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 18°C and January at -18°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late April until roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Turning Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Solon Lake, 1.7 km out. Treat Turning Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.