Jumping Deer Creek, Saskatchewan: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  B-Say-Tah in Saskatchewan is where Jumping Deer Creek sits. It lies 475 metres above sea level. You are 7.9 km from Fort Qu'Appelle. For a city, Regina is 64 km off. What else is close: Echo Lake lies 3.6 km on and Katepwa Lake at 19 km. The line between counties passes nearby, which can change who manages the water. Trees shelter part of the bank when the wind gets up.

• Where to Fish on Jumping Deer Creek

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The head and tail of a pool beat the body of it. Undercut banks hold fish that the middle of the river never will. Fish documented in B-Say-Tah include white sucker, yellow perch, cisco, Iowa darter and johnny darter. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Jumping Deer Creek before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -17°C to 18°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice takes the slower stretches in winter; by late April the whole run is open again. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Jumping Deer Creek regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. There is a launch about 590 m from the bank. You can leave the car about 440 m from the water. A campsite is mapped about 720 m away, which makes an early start easier. Facilities run to toilets 750 m from the water. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Failing this one, try Echo Lake, 3.6 km away. For Jumping Deer Creek, the notice at the access point is the final word.