Torrance Lake Fishing Guide, Air Ronge, Saskatchewan

• Overview

  The Air Ronge entry here is Torrance Lake, in Saskatchewan. The setting is taiga. The closest town, La Ronge, is 62 km distant. Pelican Narrows follows at 148 km, then Buffalo Narrows at 212 km. Within a short run: Mountney Lake just 5.6 km, 8.2 km away is Nipew Lake, Trout Lake just 10 km, 19 km away is Hayman Lake and Ferguson Bay just 19 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Torrance Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Reported across Air Ronge: lake trout, northern pike, white sucker, walleye and cisco. Species recorded across the county may be limited to a few waters. At Torrance Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -21°C in January to roughly 17°C in July. This far north the hard season runs and runs. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. In an average year the thaw lands around early May and the freeze near early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Torrance Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Mountney Lake, 5.6 km out. What applies at Torrance Lake may have changed since it was mapped.