Lake
Lake Diefenbaker
Lake Diefenbaker is one of the premiere fishing and recreational destinations in the province. This is a truly massive lake, the largest one in southern Saskatchewan.
There are a huge number of parks, communities, and resorts on the lake, and many beaches, boat launches, trails, marinas, etc, to explore.
A number of different highways provide access to the lake and it's amenities. These include Highways 19, 628, and 44 which crosses the Gardiner Dam.
Highway 42 crosses the lake at the Riverhurst Ferry. Highway 4 crosses the lake via a causeway and bridge at the western end of the lake.
There are three provincial parks (Danielson Provincial Park, Saskatchewan Landing Provincial Park, Douglas Provincial Park), four regional parks (Cabri Regional Park, Palliser Regional Park, Herbert Ferry Regional Park, Prairie Lake Regional Park) and a couple recreation sites on the lake (Riverhurst Ferry Recreation Site, Elbow Harbour Recreation Site).
Lake Diefenbaker is home to not only an incredible number of different species (14 species of game fish) but also some truly massive ones! It holds the record for world record for rainbow trout and burbot. It is also one of only a few locations in the province that support a reproducing population of rainbow trout. There are a number of outfitters/fishing guides operating on the lake including Lake Diefenbaker Fishing Charters, South Sask Fishing Adventures, Galloway Bay Outfitters, High Plains Outfitting, and of course the Fishing Geeks!
You can find Walleye, Lake Sturgeon, Lake Trout, Sauger, Rainbow Trout, Mooneye, Goldeye, Northern Pike, Cisco, Longnose Sucker, Lake Whitefish, Burbot, White Sucker and Yellow Perch in Lake Diefenbaker.
Lake Diefenbaker is home to the only keelboat sailing school with Living Sky Sailing School operating out of the Elbow Harbour which is also home to the Lake Diefenbaker Yacht Club.
There are two Important Bird Areas (IBA) on Lake Diefenbaker. The Galloway and Miry Bay IBA is located on the west side of the lake 20km N of Cabri. The East Lake Diefenbaker IBA is on the east end and is designated as critical piping plover habitat.
