Soars Lake near Grand Centre: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In Alberta, Soars Lake belongs to Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Everything around it is spruce and muskeg. At 1.47 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. With 5.3 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. The closest town, Grand Centre, is 30 km distant. After that come Cold Lake at 35 km and Bonnyville at 40 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Soars Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87 names yellow perch, Iowa darter, walleye and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Read Soars Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -16°C to 16°C. The freeze holds for the better part of the year. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about late April through to roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Soars Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Chandler Lake is 4.3 km off. What applies at Soars Lake may have changed since it was mapped.