Fishing at Linton Lake, Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  In Saskatchewan, Linton Lake belongs to Stony Rapids. The ground round it is taiga. Roughly 97 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 8.8 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Our Stony Rapids list holds plenty of bigger water. Head to Fort Smith, 478 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Arviat at 519 km and Pelican Narrows at 538 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Linton Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Stony Rapids records list cisco, northern pike, round whitefish and lake chub among the fish reported. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Fish Linton Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -28°C to 15°C. Ice holds for a long stretch, so the open weeks matter more here than further south. Winter locks it down, and late May brings it back. The season between ice runs from about late May to mid October. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Linton Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Should this one be busy, Frampton Lake is 1.9 km off. What applies at Linton Lake may have changed since it was mapped.