Beulah Lake Fishing near Grand Marais, Ontario

• Overview

  Beulah Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. It lies 461 metres above sea level. Roughly 68 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 7.5 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Compared with other Ontario water on our list, it sits high. Grand Marais lies 52 km from the water. Beyond it, Ely at 93 km and Neebing at 94 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Beulah Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Fish documented in Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Beulah Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -15°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Beulah Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Melvin Lake sits 2.7 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Beulah Lake are worth checking on the day.