Chisholm Lake Fishing Guide, Creighton, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Chisholm Lake is one of the Creighton listings for Saskatchewan. Beyond the shoreline you have rolling bush. About 1.63 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. Some 5.7 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The nearest town is Pelican Narrows, 59 km away. Then Creighton, 70 km, and Flin Flon, 72 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Chisholm Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Creighton include northern pike, white sucker, johnny darter, yellow perch and cisco. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Chisholm Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 17°C and January near -22°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The lid tends to go about early May and return around early November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. Chisholm Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. Bass water: a Texas-rigged worm near cover, a spinnerbait when you need to cover ground. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Pasowun Lake, 3.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Chisholm Lake before loading the car.