Fishing in Saskatchewan Meadow Lake

The region north of the town of North Battleford in west-central Saskatchewan is dotted with dozens of lakes and a number of parks, and has very little human pop-ulation. Most of the lakes here, like Chitek, Ministikwan, Makwa, and Delaronde, are home to good populations of perch, northern pike, walleye, and whitefish. Turtle Lake holds large trophy pike and is the home of the “turtle lake monster,” a creature occasionally sighted by anglers and boaters and thought to be a very large sturgeon.

Flotten Lake, in the northeast corner of Meadow Lake Provincial Park, is a northern walleye lake with rocky islands, reefs, and points. This lake has such classic walleye structure as rocky shoals and steep dropoffs, and serves up lots of 2- to 6-pound fish. Farther north, Dore and Canoe Lakes are remote wilderness waters that can be driven to on paved and gravel highways. They hold good numbers of walleye, pike, and whitefish.

Limited services are available at nearby First Nations communities, and provincial campgrounds exist in the area. Lac La Plonge, deeper and colder than other area lakes, has lake trout in addition to other typical species.