Emilie Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Set in Thunder Bay District, Emilie Lake is an Ontario water. It lies 341 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thunder Bay District. Geraldton is the closest place, 2.2 km off. Greenstone follows at 14 km, then Longlac at 32 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Emilie Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Species logged across Thunder Bay District include cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. The county list is broader than any single water. Emilie Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -19°C at the bottom of winter. Cold dominates the calendar on water this far north. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Emilie Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Yvonne Lake is 0.4 km off. Check the current arrangement for Emilie Lake.