Fishing Lake

Fishing Lake is a very popular recreational lake in Southern Saskatchewan for camping, cabin owners, boating, swimming, golfing, and of course fishing! There are many communities around the lake, a regional park and several reserves.

The resort villages of Leslie Beach and Chorney Beach, the hamlets of North Fishing Lake and Ottman-Murray Beach are all found at the lake.

Fishing Lake is 22km north of Foam Lake and 24km east of Wadena, and is accessible from Highway 5 and 310.

The lake holds the record for the largest Northern Pike caught in Southern Saskatchewan. "Pikezilla" was caught Feb. 9, 2009 and weighed 18.1kg (39.9lb). There is a huge replica of the fish at Leslie Beach.

The lake itself is a closed basin lake without an effective outlet. This means it is prone to flooding, after record floods in 2007 that permanently flooded parts of the regional park, flood control berms were built.

Fishing lake offers plenty to discover for families, and some great fishing without having to head way up north!

This lake has been personally visited by myself, Matthew Siemens.

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Details

Fishing Zone:	Southern Zone
Parks:	Fishing Lake Wildlife Refuge,Fishing Lake Regional Park (Leslie Beach)
Communities:	Resort Village of Leslie Beach,Resort Village of Chorney Beach,Hamlet of North Shore Fishing Lake,Hamlet of Ottman - Murray Beach
Location:	51.836640063468, -103.55045285949
Shore Length:	55km
Surface Area:	7583 acres
Max Depth:	17.99 m (59.0 ft)
Outflows:	None

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Hi, this is Matthew Siemens. I wrote and compiled the data on this page from a variety of sources. Sources include government websites and data sources, public websites, personal experience, and user-submitted information. References for this page.

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Visited by Gerald Siemens

May 30, 2024

Visited by Matthew Siemens

May 30, 2024

I stopped in on my way down south. I visited the various Regional Park locations and beaches. Lots of facilities for a regional park!

Directions to Fishing Lake

The lake is accessible from Highways 5 and 310.

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Resort Village of Leslie Beach Resort Village of Chorney Beach Hamlet of North Shore Fishing Lake Hamlet of Ottman - Murray Beach Saskin Beach (Regional Park) KC Beach (Regional Park) Leslie Beach Foam Lake Golf & Country Club (fishing Lake) Fishing Lake North Boat Launch Leslie Beach Regional Park Boat Launch Fishing Lake Bible Camp

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The resort villages of Leslie Beach and Chorney Beach, the hamlets of North Fishing Lake and Ottman-Murray Beach are all found at the lake.

Fishing Lake is 22km north of Foam Lake and 24km east of Wadena, and is accessible from Highway 5 and 310.

Fishing lake offers plenty to discover for families, and some great fishing without having to head way up north!

Parks

There are 2 parks at Fishing Lake.

Fishing Lake Wildlife Refuge

Fishing Lake Regional Park (Leslie Beach)

Fishing at Fishing Lake

Fishing Lake is in the southern fishing zone.

Fishing Lake is partially within a First Nations Reserve. Please note that according to the Sask Anglers Guide:

Permission from the First Nation Chief or Band Council is required to fish on First Nations reserve lands.

What fish are in Fishing Lake

Northern Pike, Walleye, White Sucker and Yellow Perch can be found in Fishing Lake.

Learn all about fishing in Saskatchewan here.

Fishing Season

Fishing season on Fishing Lake is open from May 5, 2024 to March 31, 2025.

Fishing Limits for Fishing Lake

These are the limits for all fish species reported to be in Fishing Lake. **All fishing limits for Saskatchewan.**
Species	Limit
Northern Pike	Limit 3, Only 1 Over 75 Cm (Custom limit for Fishing Lake)
Yellow Perch	Limit 25
Walleye/Sauger/Saugeye	Limit 2, Only 1 Over 55 Cm (Custom limit for Fishing Lake)

Disclaimer

Although we try our best to provide correct and updated information for every lake in Saskatchewan, all information on this site is provided to use at your own risk. Please reference the Saskatchewan Anglers Guide for more information.

Boating at Fishing Lake

There are 2 boat launches/marinas at Fishing Lake.

Fishing Lake North Boat Launch

Leslie Beach Regional Park Boat Launch

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Camping at Fishing Lake

I don't have any campgrounds reported for this lake. Let me know if I'm missing one!

Beaches at Fishing Lake

There are 3 beaches at Fishing Lake.

Saskin Beach (Regional Park)

KC Beach (Regional Park)

Leslie Beach

Communities near Fishing Lake

There are 4 communities near Fishing Lake.

There are many cabins and vacation properties at Fishing Lake.

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Resort Village of Leslie Beach

Resort Village of Chorney Beach

Hamlet of North Shore Fishing Lake

Hamlet of Ottman - Murray Beach

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My truck at the north boat launch.
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Parking/turn around at the north launch.
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Fish cleaning shack at the north launch.
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Bathymetric (Depth) Charts for Fishing Lake

Old Provincial Bathy Charts

These maps were produced by the government a long time ago, using primitive methods. They are not intended for navigation and should not be expected to be accurate.

Bathymetric map for Fishing.pdf — **bathy/fishing.pdf**

Resort Village of Leslie Beach

The village is located adjacent to the Regional Park on the southern shore.

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