Round Lake Fishing near Stettler, Alberta

• Overview

  County of Stettler No. 6, Alberta, is where Round Lake sits. What surrounds it is pine and birch. With some 46 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 2.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Stettler lies 22 km from the water. Red Deer is the closest city, 76 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Round Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Note where you had the first touch and work back over it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -12°C in January and 17°C in July. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. It sets the rhythm of the year at Round Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Lowden Lake is 2.8 km distant. For Round Lake in particular, ask before you travel.