Fly fishing Saskatchewan: 5 hot spots for trout
The owner of the province’s top fly shop reveals his secret spots for brookies, browns and ’bows
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In 2012, Colin Regier took over The Northern Fly Fisherman in Martensville, Saskatchewan, which has equipped prairie fly angers since 1987. To many, Saskatchewan fly fishing means big pike, Regier says. But in 20 years of fishing here, he’s also had some amazing trout fishing on spring creeks, northern rivers and lakes. Here are his favourites.
More info: The Northern Fly Fisherman, 1-877-759-2316, www.thenorthernflyfisherman.net
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CYPRESS HILLS INTERPROVINCIAL PARK, ALBERTA/SASKATCHEWAN
GPS: 49.643, -110.064
FISH: Brook, brown and rainbow trout
HIGHLIGHT: Beautiful small spring creek nestled in a lodgepole pine forest
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WHEN: May to September
GEM LAKES, SASKATCHEWAN
GPS: 54.191 -104.806
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FISH: Splake, trout (brook, brown, rainbow, tiger)
HIGHLIGHT: Five lovely glacial potholes, along a five-kilometre hiking trail
WHEN: Spring and fall
JUNCTION LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN
GPS: 53.818, -102.431
FISH: Brook and brown trout
HIGHLIGHT: Cool dark water prompts aggressive takes in the shallows
WHEN: May to September
NARROW HILLS PROVINCIAL PARK, SASKATCHEWAN
GPS: 54.106, -104.680
FISH: Northern pike, splake, trout (brook, brown, rainbow, tiger), walleye
HIGHLIGHT: Some 50 fishable lakes within or near the park
WHEN: May to September
TED’S LAKE, SASKATCHEWAN
GPS: 54.226, -107.420
FISH: Rainbow trout
HIGHLIGHT: Crystal-clear lake stocked annually with 10,000 trout
WHEN: Spring and fall