Ferguson Lake in Green Lake: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Green Lake in Saskatchewan is where Ferguson Lake sits. It sits at 454 metres above sea level. At 2.34 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The perimeter runs near 8.8 km, so plan the walk before you start. The nearest town is Meadow Lake, 45 km away. For a city, Saskatoon is 263 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Ferguson Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Green Lake list lake whitefish, northern pike, longnose sucker, walleye and white sucker. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Ferguson Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 17°C at the top of summer and -18°C at the bottom of winter. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Averages place the thaw at late April and the freeze at early November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Anyone fishing Ferguson Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Walter Lake, 6.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Ferguson Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.