Ambrose Lake, Ontario: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Ambrose Lake is an Algoma water, in Ontario. It lies 413 metres above sea level. At about 17 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The outline measures near 5.1 km, so local knowledge counts. 48 km away sits Wawa, the nearest town. It is 292 km to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ambrose Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Algoma: walleye, northern pike, Iowa darter and yellow perch. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. The shape of Ambrose Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -16°C for January. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early May. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early May and starts locking again about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. That is the shape of the year on Ambrose Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the bass here, soft plastics worked slow along cover and a spinnerbait for searching do most of the work. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Little Beaver Lake is 1.8 km off. Nothing here settles the position at Ambrose Lake for certain.