Viola Lake Fishing in Kenora District, Ontario

• Overview

  Kenora District in Ontario is where Viola Lake sits. The land about it is rolling bush. The water covers around 1.82 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. The perimeter runs near 10 km, so plan the walk before you start. Kenora lies 31 km from the water. For a city, Winnipeg is 214 km off. Other water nearby: Top Lake out at 1 km, Chipmunk Lake 2 km away, Jimmy Lake out at 2.2 km, Raft Lake 2.3 km away and Yellow Lake out at 2.6 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Viola Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. 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. Public occurrence data for Kenora District names northern pike, longnose sucker, white sucker and johnny darter. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. Fish Viola Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July to average close to 19°C, with January the cold end at about -17°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Plan around that when you fish Viola Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Top Lake is 1 km off. What applies at Viola Lake may have changed since it was mapped.