Fishing at Knee Lake, Patuanak, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Knee Lake is set in Patuanak, Saskatchewan. What surrounds it is taiga. Surface area runs to some 120.69 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The bank is deeply indented, so shelter is easy to find in any wind. It is the biggest water on our Patuanak list. For supplies, Buffalo Narrows is 92 km out. After that come La Ronge at 137 km and Meadow Lake at 212 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Knee Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Treat Knee Lake as a water to read rather than to cover. Cover your ground slowly and you will find the productive stretch.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 17°C for July and -20°C for January. The ice season is long here and the open one short. Break-up comes around early May, and the run that follows is short and strong. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. The season on Knee Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. The nearest alternative is Primeau Lake, 13 km out. Where Knee Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.