Mistohay Lake Fishing in Goodsoil, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Mistohay Lake is set in Goodsoil, Saskatchewan. Boreal forest runs right down to the water. Surface area runs to roughly 5.96 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. You are looking at roughly 16 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. For a base, Meadow Lake sits 55 km out. After that come Cold Lake at 71 km and Grand Centre at 73 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mistohay Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Goodsoil list northern pike, white sucker, yellow perch and emerald shiner. What holds for the county may not hold for this water. Read Mistohay Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in July and bottom out at -18°C in January. Little of the calendar is open water, so timing counts for everything. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Open water usually runs from late April until about early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. It holds true on Mistohay Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the pike, wire up and throw larger lures along the weed edges. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. De Balinhard Lake sits 7.5 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Mistohay Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.