Fishing at Tukanee Lake, Algoma, Ontario

• Overview

  Look for Tukanee Lake in the Algoma part of Ontario. The surroundings are northern bush. Roughly 3.17 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. You are looking at roughly 12 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Size puts it in the front rank of our Algoma list. Manitouwadge is the closest town at 70 km. After that come Hornepayne at 72 km and Wawa at 79 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Tukanee Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Algoma records list walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter, yellow perch and white sucker among the fish reported. The county list is broader than any single water. Tukanee Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -18°C to 16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Ice usually gives way near early May, and forms again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Tukanee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. The nearest car park we can see is 1.1 km out, so expect a walk with your gear. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Rat Lake is 2.7 km distant. None of that is settled for Tukanee Lake in what we hold.