Euclide Lake Fishing Guide, Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Euclide Lake is set in Thunder Bay District, Ontario. The water sits 339 metres up. The water covers some 28 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 4.9 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Manitouwadge at 43 km is the nearest place to stop. Thunder Bay is the closest city, 263 km away. Close by you have: Necklace Lake 1 km off, Buie Lake about 1.7 km, Dunc Lake 3.2 km off, Lampi's Lake about 3.7 km and Etna Lake 4 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Euclide Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Thunder Bay District, recorded fish include cisco, blackfin cisco, rainbow smelt, bloater and shortjaw cisco. Records at this level tell you what is in the area. Euclide Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 16°C and January reads -16°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That is the shape of the year on Euclide Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Keep the gear simple: light line, small hooks, split shot and a couple of proven lures. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Necklace Lake is 1 km off. Confirm access to Euclide Lake locally before you travel.