Graveyard Lake Fishing Guide, Yellowhead County, Alberta

• Overview

  The Yellowhead County end of Alberta holds Graveyard Lake. The bank gives way to mixed forest. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.9 km on foot. Hinton sits 18 km from the bank. Edmonton is the closest city, 287 km away. Close by you also have: Cache Lake at 0.7 km, Blue Lake a shade over 1.7 km, Jarvis Lake at 4.1 km, Gregg Lake a shade over 5.7 km and Peppers Lake at 7.4 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Graveyard Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Yellowhead County records list rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and brook trout among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Work Graveyard Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and July at about 13°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. The lid tends to go about late April and return around mid November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. The season on Graveyard Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Parking sits 1.2 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. A pier or jetty stands 1.5 km away, which helps on a crowded bank. A recognised fishing place sits 1.5 km away. Mapping shows a campsite some 380 m from the water. Toilets show in mapping about 420 m away. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Cache Lake at 0.7 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Graveyard Lake for certain.