Fishing Richmond Lake in Biggar, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Richmond Lake is set in Biggar, Saskatchewan. The surface lies 626 metres up. About 3.73 sq km, so local knowledge or a boat saves a lot of walking. It sits higher than most water we list in Saskatchewan. The town to know is Biggar, 5.2 km out. Further out sit Rosetown (52 km) and Delisle (61 km). Close neighbours run: Whiteshore Lake 21 km, Kimoff Lake 28 km off, Hicks Lake 30 km, Van Scoy Lake 33 km off and Eins Lake 34 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Richmond Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Richmond Lake repays a walk before the first cast. A steady ripple beats flat calm on most days.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 18°C at the top of summer and -16°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Richmond Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Public mapping marks it as seasonal water rather than permanent. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Whiteshore Lake is 21 km distant. Signs at Richmond Lake carry more weight than any list.