Tatham Lake Fishing in Big River No. 555, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  In Saskatchewan, Tatham Lake belongs to Big River No. 555. Height above sea level is 558 metres. This is sizeable water at about 2.79 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. The shoreline runs about 10 km, so it pays to pick a stretch and stay with it. The closest town, Shellbrook, is 92 km away. After that come Meadow Lake at 108 km and Prince Albert at 113 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Tatham Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Big River No. 555 list cisco, northern pike, yellow perch and white sucker. The county figures include rivers and lakes alike. Tatham Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -19°C in January and 16°C in July. The fishing year opens late and shuts early. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about early November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Tatham Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Nesslin Lake at 7.4 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Tatham Lake for certain.