Plante Lake Fishing near Athabasca, Alberta

• Overview

  Plante Lake is listed under County of Athabasca No. 12, Alberta. The surroundings are spruce and muskeg. At roughly 8 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Head to Athabasca, 28 km away, for anything you forgot. Edmonton sits 109 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Nearest other option: Archie Lake at 1.3 km, Ansell Lake just 2.8 km, Camp Lake at 2.8 km, Stanley Lake just 2.8 km and Mastin Lake at 6 km. The county edge is within a short distance of the bank.

• Where to Fish on Plante Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Species logged across County of Athabasca No. 12 include yellow perch, white sucker, northern pike, longnose sucker and walleye. The county list is broader than any single water. At Plante Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -17°C. This far north the hard season runs and runs. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Plante Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. For a change of water, Archie Lake is 1.3 km distant. Nothing here settles the position at Plante Lake for certain.