Tauno Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tauno Lake is a Thunder Bay District water, in Ontario. It sits at 334 metres above sea level. Around 31 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 2.6 km keeps the choices simple. Hornepayne sits 56 km from here and is the nearest stop. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 310 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Tauno Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. Records at county level tell you what is around, not what is stocked here. On Tauno Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -19°C in January up to 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Ice-out usually falls in early May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Tauno Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Ebba Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. For Tauno Lake in particular, ask before you travel.