Tucci Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Tucci Lake is one of the Thunder Bay District listings for Ontario. It stands 439 metres above sea level. The water covers some 26 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. About 2.1 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. By elevation it is in the upper part of our Ontario listings. Nearest town is Lappe, 130 km off. Nipigon lies 134 km off, Ignace another 140 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tucci Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Read Tucci Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 17°C, the coldest about -20°C. Open water is the exception rather than the rule here. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. It holds true on Tucci Lake more years than not.

• 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. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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 ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Damon Lake, 3.5 km out. Where Tucci Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.