Lonetree Lake Fishing near Plentywood, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Set in Surprise Valley No. 9, Saskatchewan, this is Lonetree Lake. The country here is mixed forest. Surface area runs to roughly 1.63 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. With 6.7 km or so of shoreline, boat anglers cover ground the bank cannot. Plentywood at 27 km is the nearest place to stop. For a city, Regina is 160 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Lonetree Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. On Lonetree Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one. Inflows pull fish in whenever water is moving.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 21°C, while January sits near -13°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Lonetree Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Part of this sits inside or beside Clear Lake Regional Park, so read the notices. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, West Coteau Lake is 2.2 km off. What applies at Lonetree Lake may have changed since it was mapped.