Fishing at Round Lake, Bird's Point, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Round Lake falls in Bird's Point, part of Saskatchewan. The country here is rolling bush. Surface area runs to some 11.28 sq km, so a boat and a plan are both worth having. The outline measures near 25 km, so a boat opens up water the bank never reaches. The nearest town is Esterhazy, 24 km away. Regina is the closest city, 159 km away. What else is close: Crooked Lake within 27 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Bird's Point cover rock bass and fathead minnow. It is the county picture; the agency list is water-specific. Read Round Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 18°C and January near -16°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Once it clears, about late April, the fishing comes on quickly. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. That is the shape of the year on Round Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A picnic site 1.3 km off makes this workable with family in tow. This sits inside Bird's Point Recreation Site, so read the reserve notices first. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Crooked Lake sits 27 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Round Lake should be assumed from this page alone.