Embro Pond Fishing near Woodstock, Ontario

• Overview

  Embro Pond is an Oxford County water, in Ontario. The setting is mixed forest on every side. A pocket of water where every cast reaches cover. Most waters listed here for Oxford County are larger. For supplies, Woodstock is 14 km out. It is 33 km to London, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Embro Pond

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name common carp, johnny darter, white sucker, rock bass and pumpkinseed. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Fish Embro Pond where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 20°C and January near -7°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about mid December. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Embro Pond the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. There is somewhere to leave the car, 220 m off. A picnic spot sits 160 m from the bank. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Sunova Lake sits 8.9 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Embro Pond before loading the car.