Stillwater · Glacial Till · Saskatchewan, CA

Suffern Lake

Suffern Lake venue image

Suffern Lake is proof that you don't need to go north for trout in Saskatchewan.

Fair · Rainbow
Balanced Leech · 8–12
A respectable few hours, if you choose your moments
Good wave on — drift country. A useful wave. Work the productive shore.
49% confidence
limited data
What moved it
  • WindS 11 km/hLight breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
Today's fly
Balanced Leech
Balanced Leech8–12
Proven pattern for this period
Conditions on the water
Estimate
Wind
Light breeze · Gusts to 15 km/h
S 11 km/h
N
S
from the south
Wave20 cm ripple
Water temp3.0°C
Air temp0°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1021 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

No gauge on this water — readings are regional estimates from weather, not a live gauge.

Head to
Wind driftS wind
Southern end

A southerly has held for 16 hours, running colder than the water (1°C air against 3°C water). The end it blows into is taking that chilled surface water, so try the sheltered southern end instead — off the back of the wind, where the undertow returns food along the bottom. That chill sits in the top of the water, though, and the bed is slower to feel it — on a bottom bait it is the undertow, not the temperature, that puts you at this end. Treat it as a tiebreaker between good swims rather than an override — features and angling pressure usually count for more.

How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Ice-off through mid-June; September–October (shallow prairie water warms in midsummer).
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Keep an eye on changing conditions — wind shifts and cloud breaks can trigger short feeding spells.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Beyond the hatch · worth watchingambient prey(1)

Hatch predictions

Top prey shown — see all 2 as a supporter.

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Through the year
0–3 scale · October highlighted
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Gray DrakeHatch
2
2
CallibaetisHatch
2
3
3
3
2
Hexagenia (Western)Hatch
2
2
Black MidgeHatch
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2

Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
CH
Chironomid
12–16 · Pattern
Proven pattern for this period
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Southern zone
  • Stocked trout limit 3, only 1 over 43 cm; open all year
  • Verify the current Saskatchewan Anglers Guide before fishing.
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
73%
Cloud50%
Wind100%
Temp60%

A good match for Suffern Lake — most conditions are close to what it fishes best in.

Gallery · 1
  1. Terrain map of the venue
    Terrain map
About this water

It's a 72-acre prairie lake beside its own regional park, south of Lloydminster, and the hatchery stocks it hard — fourteen thousand rainbows and seventy-five hundred brook trout in 2025. Productive prairie water grows stocked fish quickly, and there's a campground next door.

Under the surface

A 72-acre prairie lake beside Suffern Lake Regional Park, 72 km south of Lloydminster, stocked every year with rainbow trout (14,000 in 2025) and most years with brook trout.

Wading: Small prairie lake, wind — bank, float tube or small boat

  • Lake
  • Glacial till
  • Stillwater
  • Shoal
Why this score
  • Wind conditions (ripple) closely match what this water fishes best in.
Directions
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Seasons & zones
  • Trout Year-round (stocked trout water — open all year) → Year-round (stocked trout water — open all year)
Related guides
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Booking & contacts
At a glance

Suffern Lake is a lake in Saskatchewan — west-central (S of Marsden, Suffern Lake Regional Park), Canada. The catchment geology is recorded as glacial till, and the water sits at about 618 m above sea level. Species listed for this water: rainbow trout and brook trout. Best window recorded for anglers: Ice-off through mid-June; September–October (shallow prairie water warms in midsummer). Core methods listed: Dry fly to the evening rise.