Ice is on

[huntin'fool]

Sorry, no exciting pics, but went out for a drive this morning to check the lake. 3-4 inches of ice. Didn't even see a fish...not sure what's going on. I have never not seen a fish there.

Anyhow, thought I'd let you all know. I imagine most west-central trout ponds are ice covered by now.

[Graffy91]

Sorry, no exciting pics, but went out for a drive this morning to check the lake. 3-4 inches of ice. Didn't even see a fish...not sure what's going on. I have never not seen a fish there.

Anyhow, thought I'd let you all know. I imagine most west-central trout ponds are ice covered by now.

Great to hear!

I'll be driving out Saturday with the gear in hopes of there being enough ice for me!

[Master_Baitcaster]

which lake is "the lake" lol?? near edmonton?? and no i dont want to hear "lake x, y or z" lol. I got the itch for some ice fishing !!!:sHa_shakeshout:

[AppleJax]

Ill be trying my luck this weekend if the conditions provide.

[Kim473]

Soon. 2 more weeks or so for me. I like 4 - 6", walking on. Be Safe !

[Northwinds]

went for my morning ice tour,try to check it everyday.The ice is about 1,5" thick on 3 lakes and is totally wide open water on the 4th.This am as I drove past,I noticed that 2 lakes had open holes out in deep water.I got to the area that I had been walking on for the last 3 days and at the first step went through. Even with cold overnight lows, with the +5 forecast for Monday,ice conditions will go south in a hurry.

[Fishmaster]

Went for a drive nd trout lakes close to edm have ice on them, there was a hole drilled by someone else nd couldn't break ice with my boots.

[Penner]

South Buck & Pigeon are wide open as of yesterday.

[KI-UTE]

So do you ice fishermen practice catch and release or do you kill your legal fish?

[BPman]

No ice whatsoever at Sylvan Lake yesterday

[Geezle]

So do you ice fishermen practice catch and release or do you kill your legal fish?

Sometimes I keep 'em, sometimes I don't.

Why does it matter? :thinking-006:

[Flieguy]

So do you ice fishermen practice catch and release or do you kill your legal fish?

I'll usually let them go. I will keep some stocked trout for dad & grandpa, and I sure do like fried burbot, but other than that I'm C&R

[Donkey Oatey]

No ice whatsoever at Sylvan Lake yesterday

Not sure what time you were down there but there was ice. Not much but there was ice at 9:30am yesterday. Out to about the end of the pier.

[urbalow]

2 and half inches of ice at hermitage in Edmonton going to morinville later to see how thick the ice is there

[Fishy]

I was out on the ice yesterday here is southern AB, definitely need another week or so and even more for complete ice up.