Best Ice Fishing : Bittern Lake
Ice fishing season is fast approaching.
Saskatchewan offers a variety of local waters that provide excellent ice fishing opportunities including the Qu’Appelle Valley, Last Mountain Lake, and Tobin Lake to name a few. A tad closer to the Prince Albert area anglers will usually vouch that Bittern Lake is also an excellent spot to enjoy a bit of fishing in the winter.
Bittern Lake is a popular northern fishing spot that is located near Montreal Lake Cree Nation and it attracts a large number of anglers throughout the year. It is a great lake to catch walleye, jack and perch.
But what many fishermen may not realize is that Bittern Lake has a slightly different catch limit than most other Saskatchewan lakes. Gary Provencher, conservation officer with the compliance education unit of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment in Prince Albert said there is a general provincial catch limit in Saskatchewan waters that usually allows fisherman to keep four walleye, five jack and 25 perch, which are the main fish that can be caught at Bittern Lake. However some lakes including Bittern need special limits so extra care can be taken at protecting the fisheries resourceful harvest.