Fishing Old Wives Lake in Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Out in Rodgers No. 133, Saskatchewan, sits Old Wives Lake. Mixed forest runs right down to the water. Around 304.07 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. There is enough indentation to find shelter on most days. Supplies mean a trip to Gravelbourg, 46 km off. The big place round here is Regina, 106 km distant. A border sits close enough to be relevant to the paperwork.

• Where to Fish on Old Wives Lake

  A salt basin rather than a fishing lake: treat this page as orientation, not an invitation. Anglers passing through do better on the neighbouring fresh waters listed on this page. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. On Old Wives Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 19°C, the coldest about -14°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Break-up near late April, freeze-up near mid November: that is the shape of an average year. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Old Wives Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Failing this one, try Frederick Lake, 17 km away. None of that is settled for Old Wives Lake in what we hold.