Andrews Lake near Maple Creek: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Andrews Lake sits within Piapot No. 110 in Saskatchewan. Everything around it is mixed forest. Roughly 49 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline comes to about 2.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Maple Creek, is 34 km away. Lethbridge sits 274 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Andrews Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Treat Andrews Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. The far bank looks better because you cannot see the snags.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -12°C in January to roughly 19°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Andrews Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. 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. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Reedy Lake is 5.1 km distant. None of that is settled for Andrews Lake in what we hold.