Truax Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Truax Lake sits within Thunder Bay District in Ontario. The ground around here is boreal forest. At about 91 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Around 9.7 km of bank, which is a long day on foot. The closest town, Longlac, is 28 km away. Geraldton is 50 km and Greenstone 62 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Truax Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Fish Truax Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -20°C. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. Climate figures give an open season running early May to mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Plan around that when you fish Truax Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Cyril Lake is 2.7 km off. None of that is settled for Truax Lake in what we hold.