Cummings Lake, Saskatchewan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Cummings Lake lies in Parkside, in Saskatchewan. The surface lies 492 metres up. At about 29 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. Shellbrook sits 14 km from here and is the nearest stop. Further out sit Prince Albert (57 km) and Rosthern (62 km). The boundary is close enough to be worth checking before you fish.

• Where to Fish on Cummings Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish Cummings Lake to its features, not to its size. Steep banks mean deep water within a rod length.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 17°C and January reads -18°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. That shapes the year on Cummings Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. This one is mapped as intermittent, so a wasted trip is a real risk in a dry year. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Branta Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. The position on Cummings Lake is worth confirming on the day.