Fishing Edgar Lake in Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Edgar Lake sits within Stony Rapids in Saskatchewan. Height above sea level is 364 metres. The water covers around 2.49 sq km, which puts most of it out of reach from the bank. Some 21 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Fort Smith is the closest place, 430 km off. Saskatoon sits 816 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Edgar Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Reported across Stony Rapids: cisco, northern pike and round whitefish. These are county-wide records, so not all of them will be in this water. Read Edgar Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 16°C; by January the average is down near -26°C. The year here is short and sharp: a long lid, then a burst of open water. Once it clears, about late May, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at late May and the freeze at late October. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. It sets the rhythm of the year at Edgar Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Pirie Lake at 12 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Edgar Lake before loading the car.