Kenosee Lake Fishing in Wawken No. 93, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Kenosee Lake sits within Wawken No. 93 in Saskatchewan. The land about it is pine and birch. About 8.41 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. The bank runs about 31 km in total, split between open shore and sheltered corners. Some 20 km away sits Carlyle, the nearest settlement. Moosomin is 58 km and Oxbow 66 km. Being near a boundary, it pays to know which side you are fishing.

• Where to Fish on Kenosee Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Across Wawken No. 93, recorded fish include yellow perch, emerald shiner and fathead minnow. The county list is broader than any single water. On Kenosee Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 18°C in July and bottom out at -16°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. The season on Kenosee Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A launch point is recorded some 1.3 km off. Parking sits 1.3 km out, which makes for a walk with tackle. Perch take small lures and worms fished near the bottom close to structure. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Little Kenosee Lake, 3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Kenosee Lake should be assumed from this page alone.