Frederick Lake Fishing in Lake Johnston No. 102, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Frederick Lake lies within the bounds of Lake Johnston No. 102, Saskatchewan. The country here is pine and birch. It measures some 1.95 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. You are looking at roughly 7.5 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. Moose Jaw sits 44 km from the bank. Regina sits 95 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Frederick Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Treat Frederick Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. A steady ripple beats flat calm on most days.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 19°C and January near -14°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Break-up near mid April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Frederick Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Old Wives Lake sits 17 km off and takes the overflow. For Frederick Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.