Yorkton’s Logan Green Trout Pond has been topped up with 200 rainbow trout fingerlings, a yearly boost that keeps one of Saskatchewan’s most accessible fishing spots ready for another season. The City of Yorkton’s Environmental Services Department partnered with the Yorkton Wildlife Federation to release the small trout, which will grow over the coming months as anglers follow strict catch-and-release rules.
The fingerlings were sourced from Keet’s Fish Farm near Saskatoon, a hatchery that has supplied pond stocking programs since 1985. The Yorkton Wildlife Federation, a local nonprofit with over 300 members, handles the release each year. The pond, tucked into the south end of Logan Green Park at 9 Queen Street West, has been home to rainbow trout since June 2, 2014, when 750 fish were first stocked as part of the city’s water management system.
Anglers do not need a provincial fishing license here, but the pond operates under a unique set of rules to keep the fish healthy. Only barbless hooks and artificial bait are allowed, and live bait or corn are prohibited. Fishing is catch-and-release only, from the shore. Swimming, ice fishing, and pets are not permitted. The rules help protect a trout population that benefits from a steady stream of clean, oxygen-rich water piped from the adjacent water treatment plant, which keeps the fish alive even through Saskatchewan winters.
The stocking is part of the Logan Green Water Management System, which since 2012 has turned water treatment waste into a resource. Instead of discarding backwash water, the city filters it naturally through a series of ponds and a small stream before it reaches the trout pond and eventually returns to the Logan Aquifer. That setup makes the pond both a community fishing hole and an environmental showcase.
While the pond’s rules keep fishing simple for beginners and families, anglers should still note provincial limits for stocked trout. According to the 2026-27 Saskatchewan Anglers Guide, the Southern Zone limit for stocked trout is five fish combined across all species. At Logan Green, those fish must still go back in the water.
