Drifting cloud with clear gaps tonight, with a decent SSE wind working the banks and steady pressure. Start the search at Etomami Lake along points where shallow meets deep. If you must go, go in the night. One good spot fished well beats five fished quickly. Fish follow the bait in autumn, so find one to find the other.
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You will find Etomami Lake in Preeceville No. 334, Saskatchewan. The water sits 524 metres up. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. With about 3.7 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. Preeceville is the closest place, 33 km off. The big place round here is Regina, 242 km distant. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.
Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. The near bank of Etomami Lake is often the one people ignore. A quiet approach matters most in shallow water.
Expect July to average close to 17°C, with January the cold end at about -20°C. Cold dominates the year and the fishing works around it. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about early November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Etomami Lake by conditions rather than dates.
We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. 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. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Arnfield Lake at 11 km is the sensible second choice. Check the position at Etomami Lake before loading the car.
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The bites are poor now
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| 12.1 | 10.5 | 8.8 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 6 | 7.7 | 10.5 | 13.8 | 15.5 | 18.5 | 22.1 | 23.1 | 23.5 | 23.4 | 20 | 17.7 | 16 | 13.5 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
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