Jembi Lake Fishing in Thunder Bay District, Ontario

• Overview

  Jembi Lake belongs to Thunder Bay District, Ontario. This is taiga ground. The water covers around 3.43 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Shoreline length is close to 21 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Size puts it in the front rank of our Thunder Bay District list. Manitouwadge lies 32 km from the water. Thunder Bay sits 288 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Jembi Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name cisco, blackfin cisco and rainbow smelt. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Jembi Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -18°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early May to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plan around that when you fish Jembi Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. A light spinning outfit with a small box of lures and some bait covers most of what swims here. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Garnham Lake, 4.1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Jembi Lake.