Embla Lake in Lake County: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Embla Lake is set in Lake County, Minnesota. It sits in pine and birch. It covers about 10 acres, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Lake County standards. Ely is the closest place, 39 miles off. It is 86 miles to Thunder Bay, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Embla Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Lake County cover white sucker, yellow perch, northern pike and rainbow trout. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Embla Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 65°F and January near 4°F. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Break-up comes around late April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The lid tends to go about late April and return around late November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Anyone fishing Embla Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. Mapping shows a campsite some half a mile from the water. Largemouth respond to soft plastics tight to cover; go weedless where the growth is heavy. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Glen Lake, 0.3 miles out. For Embla Lake in particular, ask before you travel.