Laird Bay in Air Ronge: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Laird Bay sits in Air Ronge, out in Saskatchewan. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It measures some 2.78 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The closest town, La Ronge, is 40 km distant. Then Pelican Narrows, 179 km, and Buffalo Narrows, 182 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Laird Bay

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Flats either side fish on the drop as bait is pushed off them. The channel is where water moves, and fish follow it. Across Air Ronge, recorded fish include lake trout, northern pike, white sucker and walleye. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. At Laird Bay light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -20°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early May. The season between ice runs from about early May to early November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Time your trip to Laird Bay by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Should this one be busy, Clam Lake is 3.9 km off. Ask locally about Laird Bay if anything is unclear.