Fishing Eye Lake in Eyebrow, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Eye Lake is an Eyebrow water, Saskatchewan side. The water sits 614 metres up. Around 26 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. Nearest town is Davidson, 48 km off. Moose Jaw is 68 km and Regina Beach 85 km. If this one is busy: Pelican Lake at 38 km, Lake Diefenbaker out at 56 km and Midtskogen Lake at 60 km. The county line runs close by, so rules can change within a short drive.

• Where to Fish on Eye Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Work Eye Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it. Bait sits where the wind pushes it, and so do the fish.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 19°C, while January sits near -15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Eye Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Pelican Lake is 38 km distant. Signs at Eye Lake carry more weight than any list.