Fishing at Tournene Lake, Timiskaming District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tournene Lake is one of the Timiskaming District waters in Ontario. Country round the bank runs to rolling bush. It measures about 19 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. 30 km away sits Kirkland Lake, the nearest town. Then Englehart, 37 km, and Rouyn-Noranda, 48 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Tournene Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Timiskaming District records list brook trout, northern pike, yellow perch, Iowa darter and walleye among the fish reported. County records show what lives in the area; the local agency holds the water-by-water list. The near bank of Tournene Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -17°C on the long-run figures. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Anyone fishing Tournene Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A picnic area is mapped about 280 m away. A small crankbait along the drop and a worm in the thick stuff cover the bass. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Blackwell Lake is 2.2 km distant. What applies at Tournene Lake may have changed since it was mapped.