Lac Cyr Fishing near St. Paul, Alberta

• Overview

  The County of St. Paul No. 19 entry here is Lac Cyr, in Alberta. It stands 624 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.81 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With 6.6 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. St. Paul is the closest place, 13 km off. Edmonton is the closest city, 139 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Lac Cyr

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County of St. Paul No. 19 records list yellow perch, Iowa darter, northern pike, white sucker and walleye among the fish reported. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Lac Cyr light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 16°C and January near -16°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. The water is typically free of ice between late April and mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Lac Cyr fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Lac Berard is 3.2 km off. Treat access at Lac Cyr as something to verify.