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20-acre lake near Candle Lake. The lake tops out around 39 ft. The contours are modeled from the water's real shoreline and maximum depth. Treat them as a rough guide, and never use them for navigation. Every species below gets its seasonal read from the same numbers driving the chart.
Ranger Lake maps at 20 acres behind 0.8 miles of shoreline. Its 1.3 shoreline index means few bank features; the contours below do the pattern work. 29% of the surface is littoral (under ~15 ft), per the model — cover, weeds and forage water. Tip to tip the water measures near 0.4 mi. It sits in Division No. 18. Its nearest charted neighbour, Heritage Lake, is 2 mi to the southwest.
Come spring, look for splake tight to the bank in 5 to 25 ft. Expect a summer slide to 12 to 39 ft, then a winter hold in 9 to 39 ft. Start at Shoreline break. It's a drop-off holding about 18 ft of water and rates prime come summer. Prime time lands in early morning and the evening. A trolled spoon at the thermocline or a white tube jig (deep) is the honest summer answer here.
| Season | Depth | Best window | Start at | Go-to baits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring | 5 to 25 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (18 ft) | Small casting spoon (gold/orange), Inline spinner |
| Summer | 12 to 39 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (18 ft) | Trolled spoon at the thermocline, White tube jig (deep) |
| Fall | 10 to 35 ft | dawn & dusk | Shoreline break (18 ft) | Casting spoon, Jerkbait |
| Winter | 9 to 39 ft | dawn | Shoreline break (18 ft) | Jigging spoon tipped with minnow head, Small white tube |
Ranger Lake carries 4 mapped structure features, topping out (or rather bottoming out) at Deep basin, about 33 ft down.
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 Ranger Lake specifically, so confirm the current rules before you fish.
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Ranger Lake is about 39 ft (12 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 splake on Ranger Lake.
Shoreline break is the top-rated area: a drop-off in about 18 ft of water that rates prime for splake in summer. Every other rated spot, per species and season, is on the map above.
For splake, the summer bite is best in early morning and the evening. Each species page section below lists the seasonal windows, and the map shows a live NOW badge when you're inside one.
Fishing on Ranger 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.
Heritage Lake 2 mi · Maistre Lake 6 mi · Macdonnell Lake 7 mi · Pinkney Lake 7 mi · Lorenz Lake 9 mi · Whiteswan Lake 9 mi · Candle Lake 12 mi · Snowfield Lake 13 mi · Piprell Lake 16 mi · Ispuchaw Lake 18 mi · Zeden Lake 19 mi · Pine Lake 19 mi
See how Ranger Lake stacks up: best splake lakes in Saskatchewan
More water nearby: Division No. 18 fishing maps (166 charts). 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.