Belanger Lake, Saskatchewan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Set in Hudson Bay No. 394, Belanger Lake is a Saskatchewan water. Height above sea level is 264 metres. This is big water, about 13.79 sq km, and in a wind it behaves like a small sea. The perimeter runs near 18 km, so plan the walk before you start. Nearest town is The Pas, 51 km off. Creighton is 93 km away, with Flin Flon at 95 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Belanger Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Hudson Bay No. 394: goldeye, northern pike and white sucker. The list covers the county rather than this water alone, so treat it as a guide. Belanger Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 18°C and January reads -21°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around late April. The open-water window runs from around late April to about early November in an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It holds true on Belanger Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Cross Lake at 10 km is the sensible second choice. None of that is settled for Belanger Lake in what we hold.