Plaxton Lake in Saskatchewan: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Plaxton Lake in the Saskatchewan part of Saskatchewan. Height above sea level is 346 metres. It measures some 2.73 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 13 km in total. Fort Smith is the closest place, 144 km off. Hay River follows at 371 km, then Fort McMurray at 373 km. Close by you have: Turriff Lake after 2.1 km, Mowatt Lake lies 12 km on, Wasden Lake after 16 km, Tazin Lake lies 17 km on and Tsalwor Lake after 18 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Plaxton Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. At Plaxton Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does. Fish move shallower as the light drops.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -25°C in January. Winter owns most of the year at this latitude. Ice-out usually falls in mid May, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to late October. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Plaxton Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Turriff Lake at 2.1 km is the sensible second choice. What applies at Plaxton Lake may have changed since it was mapped.