Mudie Lake Fishing Guide, Beaver River No. 622, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Set in Beaver River No. 622, Mudie Lake is a Saskatchewan water. This is boreal forest country. Surface area runs to some 10.38 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. At about 22 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Start from Grand Centre, 37 km down the road. Cold Lake is 39 km and Bonnyville 64 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Mudie Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. County-wide records name northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. Read it as a county summary, not a water-by-water list. Mudie Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -16°C in January. Water stays cold even at the height of the year. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Mudie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Deer Lake is 8.1 km distant. Where Mudie Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.