Fishing at Emens Lake, Cochrane District, Ontario

• Overview

  Emens Lake is a Cochrane District water, Ontario side. Elevation runs to 327 metres. It runs to roughly 31 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 2.8 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. You are 39 km from Kirkland Lake. For a city, Greater Sudbury is 234 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Emens Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Cochrane District records list northern pike, yellow perch, white sucker and Iowa darter among the fish reported. County data is a starting point rather than a guarantee. Read Emens Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 17°C and January about -18°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. The lid tends to go about early May and return around mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Emens Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. If the gate is shut, Greenland Lake at 0.8 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Emens Lake is worth confirming on the day.