Lake Diefenbaker offers ice anglers early opportunities to target trophy fish! Fishing early ice can be extremely rewarding and exciting, it presents anglers with a great opportunity to catch trophy fish to start off the ice fishing season. The key is find early safe ice. Always remember basic ice safety when targeting early ice opportunities on any body of water. 4” of clear solid ice or more is required for safe walking on ice fishing conditions. Lake Diefenbaker freezes in different stages depending on the location, depth of water, and wind conditions. Be aware of currents and gas pockets in…
Author: Daryl Gilbert
Daryl Gilbert
Daryl makes his home in Saskatchewan but guides both waterfowl and fishing clients in Alberta, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories, and Ontario. During the spring and summer, he and his partner Emily manage and guide at Slippery Winds lodge near Ft. Francis, Ontario. In the fall he guides for waterfowl in Alberta than later moves over to manage a hunting lodge in Saskatchewan. During the winter months he fishes Lake Diefenbaker from his home near Saskatchewan Landing. There are few people more knowledgeable about the reservoir and the many trophy species that swim in this massive body of water.
HUGE NORTHERN PIKE MAKE LAKE DIEFENBAKER A BUCKET LIST DESTINATION To those people familiar with northern pike fishing and their habits, March is the time of year to target these giants through the ice. Lake Diefenbaker in Saskatchewan offers some of Canada’s best fishing for giant pike, producing extremely healthy and quality sized fish. Since most of the reservoir is deep and cold, when March rolls around the pike move to shallow bays in preparation for spawn. It also doesn’t hurt that there is plenty of food available, like big whitefish. LOCATION Start your search for pre-spawn pike in…
MIGHTY LAKE DIEFENBAKER IS AN ANGLERS PARADISE Saskatchewan’s Lake Diefenbaker provides some of the provinces best angling for several different species. These included burbot, walleye, rainbow trout, and northern pike. This is the first part of a two part article on how to catch fish on this massive reservoir in March. While often overlooked the whitefish are often overlooked but are the abundant and relatively easy to catch. I will break down all the key things you need to know to catch these great sportfish. WINTER WHITEFISH LOCATION Large coulees make up the majority of the shoreline on the lake.…