Upper Fishing Lake

54°03′24″N 104°39′37″W / 54.0567°N 104.6603°W / 54.0567; -104.6603Primary inflowsCaribou CreekPrimary outflowsCaribou CreekBasin countries CanadaSurface area51 ha (130 acres)Max. depth14.91 m (48.9 ft)Shore length¹5.3 km (3.3 mi)Surface elevation499 m (1,637 ft)¹ Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Upper Fishing Lake^[1] is a lake in the east-central part of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan in Narrow Hills Provincial Park.^[2] It is situated in a glacier-formed valley in the Cub Hills^[3] and the boreal forest^[4] ecozone of Canada. It is north-west of the larger Lower Fishing Lake along the course of Caribou Creek and is accessed from the Hanson Lake Road.^[5]

Caribou Creek and Upper Fishing Lake's other inflow, a river that flows south from Stickley Lake, flow into the lake at its north-western point. Caribou Creek flows out of the lake at its south-eastern point.^[6][7] The Fishing Lakes Fire of 1977 burned much of the region upstream and around the lake. As a result, the area is now dominated by jack pine, which is a tree species that is well adapted fire burned forests.^[8] At the south-east corner of the lake, near where Caribou Creek flows out, is Caribou Creek Lodge. The lodge is accessed from Hanson Lake Road and features a motel, cabins, a dining room, fuel, and a convenience store.^[9]

Fish commonly found in Upper Fishing Lake include northern pike and walleye.^[10] The lake was last stocked with 50,000 walleye fry in 2019.^[11]

• List of lakes of Saskatchewan
• List of protected areas of Saskatchewan
• Tourism in Saskatchewan
• Hudson Bay drainage basin