Wasagamu Lakes, Alberta: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In Alberta, Wasagamu Lakes falls inside Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87. Everything around it is taiga. At 2.19 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The shoreline runs about 11 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. For supplies, Elk Point is 38 km out. Edmonton sits 209 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Wasagamu Lakes

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Municipal District of Bonnyville No. 87, recorded fish include yellow perch, Iowa darter, walleye, white sucker and northern pike. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Wasagamu Lakes fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -16°C on the long-run figures. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Wasagamu Lakes.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Alma Lake sits 7.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Wasagamu Lakes should be assumed from this page alone.