Lariviere Lake Fishing in Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Lariviere Lake is set in Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan. The water sits 335 metres up. With some 63 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The outline measures near 5.3 km, so local knowledge counts. On size it sits at the modest end of our Stony Rapids list. 322 km away sits Fort Smith, the nearest town. Then Buffalo Narrows, 423 km, and Fort McMurray, 429 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Lariviere Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Stony Rapids cover cisco, northern pike, round whitefish, lake chub and slimy sculpin. County records show the wider picture rather than this one place. The shape of Lariviere Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -27°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. Open water arrives late and leaves early, which concentrates the fishing. Break-up comes around mid May, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around mid May to about late October in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Lariviere Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. Pike mean a wire trace, no exceptions; big spoons and jerkbaits do the searching. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Simons Lake at 4.7 km is the sensible second choice. Where Lariviere Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.