Dermody Lake Fishing Guide, Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Dermody Lake is a Wawken No. 93 water, in Saskatchewan. This is lake country bush country. It measures about 49 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Carlyle lies 26 km from the water. Further out sit Moosomin (62 km) and Oxbow (71 km). Near neighbours include: Little Kenosee Lake 5.1 km away, Sandy Lake at 7 km, Kenosee Lake 8.1 km away, Muskrat Lake at 9.7 km and McFarlane Lake 10 km away. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Dermody Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Wawken No. 93 cover yellow perch, emerald shiner and fathead minnow. Take it as the county picture rather than a promise for this water. Dermody Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Dermody Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Facilities run to toilets 1 km from the water. For the perch, a small jig tipped with worm, dropped along the edges, is hard to beat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Little Kenosee Lake is 5.1 km off. For Dermody Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.