Fishing Embee Lake in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, this is Embee Lake. The bank is 328 metres above sea level. Roughly 26 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. The bank runs about 4.5 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Nearest place of any size is Greenstone, 37 km away. Further out sit Geraldton (51 km) and Longlac (79 km). The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Embee Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Thunder Bay District: cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. The near bank of Embee Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -20°C at the bottom of winter. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Plan around that when you fish Embee Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Merl Lake at 1 km is the sensible second choice. Check the current arrangement for Embee Lake.