Shallow Lake Fishing Guide, Lake of The Rivers No. 72, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  Within Lake of The Rivers No. 72, Saskatchewan, you have Shallow Lake. The bank is 726 metres above sea level. At some 2.86 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The nearest place of any size is Assiniboia, 17 km away. The big place round here is Regina, 135 km distant. The boundary is near enough that local access rules are worth double-checking.

• Where to Fish on Shallow Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Shallow Lake repays a walk before the first cast. Take a plummet or a sounder rather than guessing depth.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 20°C on average, January about -13°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. The season on Shallow Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. The nearest alternative is Montague Lake, 5.7 km out. What applies at Shallow Lake may have changed since it was mapped.