Fishing Eino Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Within Thunder Bay District, Ontario, you have Eino Lake. It lies 330 metres above sea level. At about 87 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The outline measures near 6.0 km, so local knowledge counts. 43 km away sits Longlac, the nearest town. Manitouwadge is 51 km and Geraldton 68 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Eino Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Thunder Bay District cover cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. On Eino Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -18°C. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Climate averages put the opening at about early May and the closing near mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Eino Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Arms Lake is 1.5 km off. Treat access at Eino Lake as something to verify.