Beartrack Lake in Big River No. 555: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan. The surface lies 704 metres up. With some 53 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 3.2 km, small enough to learn in a day. Some 72 km away sits Shellbrook, the nearest settlement. Prince Albert lies 86 km off, Rosthern another 134 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Beartrack Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Across Big River No. 555, recorded fish include cisco, northern pike and yellow perch. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. On Beartrack Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 16°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It holds true on Beartrack Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Moose Lake is 3.9 km distant. Nothing on Beartrack Lake should be assumed from this page alone.