Tuttle Lake in Thunder Bay District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Ontario, Tuttle Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District. The setting is boreal forest. The water covers some 35 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge covers about 5.0 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. For a base, Nipigon sits 136 km out. The big place round here is Thunder Bay, 195 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Tuttle Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt and bloater. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. The shape of Tuttle Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 17°C and January near -20°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early May. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Tuttle Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. One rod, a handful of hooks and floats, and a few small lures are enough for this water. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Curve Lake, 3.4 km away. Nothing on Tuttle Lake should be assumed from this page alone.