Fishing at Blais Lake, Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Out in Turnor Lake, Saskatchewan, sits Blais Lake. It stands 472 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 1.41 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. At about 5.2 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Our Turnor Lake list holds plenty of bigger water. You are 127 km from Buffalo Narrows. Further out sit Fort McMurray (236 km) and La Ronge (241 km). No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Blais Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Turnor Lake list walleye and spottail shiner. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. Blais Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 16°C, the coldest about -22°C. Everything is compressed into the middle of the year. After early May the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early May until about early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Anyone fishing Blais Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Walleye come to jigs worked slow near bottom, and to trolled crankbaits along the drops at dusk. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. If the gate is shut, Ithingo Lake at 3.8 km is the nearest alternative. What applies at Blais Lake may have changed since it was mapped.