Yekau Lake near Granville: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Edmonton in Alberta is where Yekau Lake sits. It lies 700 metres above sea level. Roughly 55 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 5.1 km, and each section fishes a little differently. You are 4.1 km from Granville. The Hamptons follows at 4.2 km, then Breckenridge Greens at 4.7 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water.

• Where to Fish on Yekau Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Survey and observation records for Edmonton include mooneye, walleye, goldeye, longnose sucker and northern pike. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Read Yekau Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 16°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late April. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Yekau Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. It is recorded as intermittent, which means the basin empties in dry spells. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Kirk Lake at 11 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Yekau Lake in what we hold.