Sign inSign up free Sign inSign up free Sign inSign up freeLake depth chart
Today's read
Rating depth structure for walleye.
Shared by DepthScout anglers. Exact spots stay private, always.
3,613-acre lake near North Grove. The lake tops out around 17 ft. What you see is a modeled chart: the shoreline is real, the max depth is published, and the contours between are estimated. Plan with it; don't navigate by it. What follows comes from the same scoring engine that paints the spots above.
Drawn out, this is 3,604 acres of water rimmed by 25.9 miles of bank. With a shoreline index of 3.1, this water is all arms and coves — edge habitat well beyond its acreage. Roughly 95% of the water is 15 ft or less as modeled, the band where the food chain lives. The basin spans about 10.7 mi end to end and 1.1 mi across at its widest. You'll find it in Division No. 7. For a second option, Last Mountain Lake lies 34 mi northeast.
In spring, burbot run shallow here, mostly 5 to 17 ft. Summer keeps them at 5 to 17 ft, and they winter in 4 to 17 ft. Spring burbot concentrate at Deep basin, a prime-rated deep basin around 14 ft. Fish it in after dark and midday and you'll meet the bite. You won't need more than a heavy jig + cut bait most summer days.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 17 ft | night & dusk | Deep basin (14 ft) | Glow jigging spoon + cut bait, Rattle bait (dark) |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | night & midday | Deep basin (14 ft) | Heavy jig + cut bait |
| Fall | 5 to 17 ft | night & dusk | Deep basin (14 ft) | Glow spoon + minnow head, Blade bait (slow) |
| Winter | 4 to 17 ft | night & dusk | Deep basin (14 ft) | Glow tungsten + cut bait, Rattle spoon + minnow head |
Spring cisco (lake herring) on Buffalo Pound Lake hold shallow, usually 4 to 17 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 5 to 17 ft in summer, 5 to 17 ft once it turns cold. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 14 ft that grades prime for spring. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a vertical flutter spoon (small) or a drop-shot micro plastic.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 17 ft | dawn & dusk | Deep basin (14 ft) | Small silver spoon, Tiny swim jig (white) |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | dawn | Deep basin (14 ft) | Vertical flutter spoon (small), Drop-shot micro plastic |
| Fall | 3 to 17 ft | dusk & dawn | Gravel shoal (3 ft) | Small casting spoon, Inline spinner (silver) |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | dawn | Deep basin (14 ft) | Small jigging spoon (glow/silver), Tungsten jig + minnow head |
In spring, common carp run shallow here, mostly 2 to 10 ft. Summer pushes them deeper, 3 to 15 ft, and winter fish settle into 5 to 17 ft. Shallow bay flat is the standout, a weed flat at roughly 3 ft, rated prime for spring common carp. Time it for early morning and the evening.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 10 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | |
| Summer | 3 to 15 ft | dawn & dusk | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | |
| Fall | 5 to 17 ft | midday | Feeding flat (9 ft) | |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | midday | Deep basin (14 ft) |
Spring lake whitefish on Buffalo Pound Lake hold shallow, usually 5 to 17 ft. Depth-wise the year is flat: 5 to 17 ft in summer, 5 to 17 ft once it turns cold. Put Deep basin first on the milk run — a deep basin near 14 ft that grades prime for summer. The feeding windows run early morning. The summer box starts with a blade bait vertical or a small jigging spoon.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 17 ft | midday & dawn | Gravel shoal (3 ft) | Small jig + waxworm, Blade bait (small) |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | dawn | Deep basin (14 ft) | Blade bait vertical, Small jigging spoon |
| Fall | 5 to 17 ft | dusk | Gravel shoal (3 ft) | Small spoon (gold), Jig + plastic larva |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | midday & dawn | Deep basin (14 ft) | Jigging spoon + bead chain, Tungsten jig + waxie |
The spring pattern is a shallow one: northern pike in 2 to 8 ft. Midsummer fish sit out in 5 to 17 ft before dropping to 5 to 15 ft for winter. The spot to know is Shallow bay flat, a weed flat in about 3 ft of water that rates prime for northern pike in spring. Plan around early morning and the evening in the warm months. Summer baits: a bucktail or a weedless spoon over cabbage gets it done.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 2 to 8 ft | midday & dawn | Shallow bay flat (3 ft) | #5 inline spinner, Spoon (red/white) |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | dawn & dusk | Break off the point (8 ft) | Bucktail, Weedless spoon over cabbage |
| Fall | 5 to 17 ft | midday & dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Big rubber (Bull Dawg style), Husky-style jerkbait |
| Winter | 5 to 15 ft | midday | Feeding flat (9 ft) | Tip-ups, Large jigging spoon |
When the water first warms, walleye slide up into 4 to 15 ft. By summer they slide out to 5 to 17 ft, and by winter most fish are in 5 to 17 ft. If you only fish one area, make it Break off the point: a drop-off around 8 ft that scores prime in fall. In summer the feeding windows fall in the evening and early morning. Keep a crawler harness on bottom bouncer or a deep crankbait (trolled) rigged through the warm months.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 4 to 15 ft | dusk & dawn | Gravel shoal (3 ft) | 1/8 oz jig + minnow, Hair jig |
| Summer | 5 to 17 ft | dusk & dawn | Break off the point (8 ft) | Crawler harness on bottom bouncer, Deep crankbait (trolled) |
| Fall | 5 to 17 ft | dusk & night | Break off the point (8 ft) | Jigging rap, Jig + big minnow |
| Winter | 5 to 17 ft | dusk & dawn | Deep basin (14 ft) | Jigging spoon + minnow head, Rattle bait |
Buffalo Pound Lake also holds yellow perch (5 to 17 ft in summer). Pick any of them on the map above for rated spots and bait picks.
13 pieces of structure are mapped here — Deep basin, around 14 ft, is the deepest of them.
Season dates, license requirements, and size and bag limits for Saskatchewan waters are set by the Saskatchewan anglers' guide — and special regulations can apply to Buffalo Pound Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
Check the official Saskatchewan fishing regulations →
Buffalo Pound Lake is about 17 ft (5 m) deep at its deepest point. The contours here are modeled from the water's real shape and maximum depth, so treat them as a rough guide.
Anglers target burbot, cisco (lake herring), common carp, lake whitefish, northern pike, walleye, yellow perch on Buffalo Pound Lake.
Deep basin is the top-rated area: a deep basin in about 14 ft of water that rates prime for burbot in spring. The interactive chart above rates every spot for each species and season.
For burbot, the summer bite is best in after dark and midday. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Buffalo Pound Lake is regulated by the Saskatchewan anglers' guide. Check the official Saskatchewan regulations for current license requirements, season dates, and size and bag limits — special regulations can apply to this specific water.
Last Mountain Lake 34 mi · Condie Reservoir 39 mi · Diefenbaker Lake 56 mi · Avonlea PFRA Reservoir 56 mi · Oyama Reservoir 66 mi · Brightwater Creek Reservoir 75 mi · Dellwood Brook Reservoir 78 mi · Broderick Reservoir 79 mi · Thomson Lake 80 mi · Blackstrap Reservoir 84 mi · Braddock Reservoir 89 mi · Bradwell Reservoir 89 mi
See how Buffalo Pound Lake stacks up: best walleye lakes in Saskatchewan · best northern pike lakes in Saskatchewan · best yellow perch lakes in Saskatchewan · best common carp lakes in Saskatchewan
Browse all Saskatchewan fishing maps or see every water on DepthScout. How we build these maps. Fish here with a sonar unit that logs? Send us your depth data and we'll improve this chart, credited to you. For fishing guidance only, never navigation.