Greenstreet Lake in County of St. Paul No. 19: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Greenstreet Lake is one of the County of St. Paul No. 19 waters in Alberta. Elevation runs to 612 metres. The water covers some 74 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The shoreline runs about 7.5 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. St. Paul is the closest place, 29 km off. Elk Point is 53 km away, with Bonnyville at 54 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Greenstreet Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for County of St. Paul No. 19 include yellow perch, Iowa darter, northern pike and white sucker. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. On Greenstreet Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -16°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. Greenstreet Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Chappell Lake, 2 km away. Where Greenstreet Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.