Ice Fishing

There are now fewer winter days ahead of us than there are behind us this year and that means ice fishing shacks will have to be removed from lakes in the coming weeks. In southern Saskatchewan (areas south of highway 16), ice fishing shacks and all contents must be off the lakes by March 15th, […]

As winter comes to a close on the prairie in the next few months – ice anglers in Saskatchewan are urged to heed the approaching deadlines for removing fishing shelters from the province’s lakes. With March 15 set for areas south of Highway 16 and March 31 for the north, the time to clear away […]

The ice fishing season is well underway in Saskatchewan Throughout the entire year around the province is able to attract 250,000 anglers with about 20% of them taking part in ice fishing. Murray Koob  from the Ministry of Environment says there are couple of important reminders to keep in mind when heading out on the […]

A message for those who have spent part of their winter on a Saskatchewan lake doing some ice fishing. The province says all ice fishing shelters south of Highway 16 must be removed by March 15 with those north of Highway 15 having to remove their shelter by the end of the month. The environment […]

As the ice fishing season in Saskatchewan ends, fishers are being reminded that all fishing shelters south of Highway 16, must be removed by March 15th. Shelters north of Highway 16 must be removed by March 31st. Every year, numerous ice fishing shelters are abandoned on the ice. These abandoned shelters can pose a danger […]