Mullin Lake in Stony Rapids: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In Saskatchewan, Mullin Lake belongs to Stony Rapids. Height above sea level is 403 metres. At roughly 10.17 sq km it ranks among the larger waters in the region. There is roughly 29 km of bank, and each arm behaves like its own water. The closest town, Pelican Narrows, is 273 km distant. It is 647 km to Saskatoon, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mullin Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Stony Rapids include cisco, northern pike and round whitefish. Those are county-wide records, so not every one of them will be in this water. Mullin Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -25°C to 15°C. The season is measured in weeks rather than months. Once it clears, about mid May, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up near mid May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Mullin Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. A wire trace and a big bright lure handle the pike; deep water asks for a heavier spoon. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Cairns Lake, 4.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Mullin Lake.