Lower Fishing Lake
{{Short description|Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=March 2022}}
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{{Other uses|Fishing Lake (disambiguation)}}
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| location = Narrow Hills Provincial Park, {{flag|Saskatchewan}}
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| inflow = Caribou Creek
| outflow = Stewart Creek
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| shore = {{cvt|18.74|km}}
| elevation ={{cvt|487|m}}
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Lower Fishing Lake{{Cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAHDI|title=Place names - Lower Fishing Lake|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=www4.rncan.gc.ca}} is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.{{cite web |title=Narrow Hills Provincial Park |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/provincialpark/3043/narrow-hills-provincial-park#sort=relevancy|website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Government}} It is situated in the Cub Hills{{Cite web|url=http://www4.rncan.gc.ca/search-place-names/unique/HAEPF|title=Place names - Cub Hills|first=Natural Resources Canada|last=Government of Canada|website=www4.rncan.gc.ca}} and the boreal forest{{cite web |title=Boreal Plains Ecozone |url=http://ecozones.ca/english/zone/BorealPlains/index.html |website=ecozones |access-date=1 March 2022}} ecozone of Canada. The lake is accessed from Highway 920, which connects to Hanson Lake Road and Highway 120. The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake and now the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests.{{cite web |title=Trout Streams of the Cub Hills |url=http://www.environment.gov.sk.ca/Default.aspx?DN=d46a43b0-7682-4764-b064-bebad18ba5d6 |website=environment.gov.sk |publisher=Saskatchewan Ministry of Environment}}
Lower Fishing Lake is the terminus for Caribou Creek, which is a river that flows south from other lakes in Narrow Hills Provincial Park, such as Summit, Lost Echo, and Upper Fishing in the Cub Hills. At the southern end of the lake, Stewart Creek flows out and heads south where it meets up with the east flowing Torch River. Torch River is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River in the Hudson Bay drainage basin.{{cite web |title=Lower Fishing Lake Fishing Map |url=http://www.gpsnauticalcharts.com/main/ca_sk_lower_fishing_lake_sk-lower-fishing-lake-nautical-chart.html |website=GPS Nautical charts |publisher=Bist LLC |access-date=1 March 2022}}
Recreation
Along the south-eastern shore of Lower Fishing Lake is Pine Ridge Resort and Lower Fishing Lake Campground. The campground has over 80 electrified campsites, picnic grounds, nature trails, a playground, shower and washroom facilities, potable water, and a sani-dump.{{cite web |title=Lower Fishing Lake Campground |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1432/lower-fishing-lake-campground |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Saskatchewan Government |access-date=1 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Narrow Hills Provincial Park Guide |url=https://www.outdoorsy.com/guide/narrow-hills-provincial-park-sk |website=Outdoorsy |publisher=Outdoorsy, Inc |access-date=1 March 2022}} The campground at Lower Fishing Lake is one of four campgrounds in Narrow Hills Provincial Park that are RV accessible. The other three are located at Ispuchaw Lake, Baldy Lake, and Zeden Lake.
Pine Ridge Resort has cabins, seasonal RV sites, shower and washroom facilities, and a confectionery that offers groceries, tackle, bait, and souvenirs. The sandy Lower Fishing Lake Beach on the lake is accessible by both the resort and campground and there is a boat launch and boat and canoe rentals.{{cite web |title=Pine Ridge Resort |url=https://www.tourismsaskatchewan.com/listings/1037/pine-ridge-resort |website=Tourism Saskatchewan |publisher=Government of Saskatchewan |access-date=1 March 2022}}
Along the north-eastern shore of the lake is another beach called Narrow Hills Beach.
Fish species
Fish commonly found in Lower Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye.{{cite web |title=Fishing in Lower Fishing Lake |url=https://fishbrain.com/fishing-waters/sEod2hAz/lower-fishing-lake |website=Fishbrain |access-date=1 March 2022}}{{cite web |title=Lower Fishing Lake |url=https://www.anglersatlas.com/place/690496/lower-fishing-lake |website=Angler's Atlas |access-date=1 March 2022}}