Fishing at Greenwater Lake, Bjorkdale No. 426, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Bjorkdale No. 426 in Saskatchewan is where Greenwater Lake sits. The bank is 530 metres above sea level. Around 10.98 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. There is roughly 26 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. The closest town, Tisdale, is 52 km away. Wadena is 66 km away, with Hudson Bay at 84 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Greenwater Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Bjorkdale No. 426 list northern pike, walleye and blacknose shiner. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Greenwater Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 17°C in July and bottoms out near -18°C in January. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. That is the shape of the year on Greenwater Lake.

• 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. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Marean Lake, 4.5 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Greenwater Lake for certain.