Peace River BIG Burbot!

[Joshandnicole]

Here are a couple pics of the 17lb burbot we caught today on the Peace River. Last year biggest was between 10-11 lbs so this tops the scales for us. Anyone else catch big burbot through the ice?

[AppleJax]

Nothing that big!! Is it tough ice fishing the river with the current?

[DiabeticKripple]

holy .

almost the provincial record. nice job!

[208prov]

17 lb, whats the ab record? marie lake?

[DiabeticKripple]

17 lb, whats the ab record? marie lake?

TFH says 18lb 11.8oz

[Speckle55]

Hey very nice Burbot Grats :sHa_shakeshout:

here is the Alberta record right now


Burbot 18 lbs 11.6 ozs Guy Cabana.... Marie Lake 2004


David:)

[Gust]

That's the best introduction of a new member to AO in a long time.

nice burb

[BeeGuy]

17lb

That's awesome. :sHa_shakeshout:

Still trying to break 15 myself...

[bunnyhunter]

:sHa_shakeshout: congrats and happy eating-used to catch them 20 years ago in BC that size-always delicious

[wags]

Beauty fish! Congrats.

[finsnfeathers]

That gal sure makes that fish look ugly! It's still gooder tho...:happy0034: Congrats.

[HunterDave]

WOW......Congrats!

[hiddenwalleye]

:sSig_welcome2:

Great Burb;

They are one Cool Fish!!

HW

:acigar:

[Alberta Bigbore]

Congrats on a beastvof a Burbot!!

[Flieguy]

Jealooooouuusss

[the local angler]

good lord that a nice ling congrats

[AdverseCity]

That is a huge burb, congratulations on a nice fish.

Sorry but someone has to say it.... If I'm reading the regs correctly the Peace River is closed to angling between Nov 1 and March 31. Just a heads up, I might be mistaken but please research bodies of water beforehand. Cheers

[bull master]

I catch some monsters at my secret honey hole up north at no tell em lake. Best eating fish out there!!!

[DiabeticKripple]

That is a huge burb, congratulations on a nice fish.

Sorry but someone has to say it.... If I'm reading the regs correctly the Peace River is closed to angling between Nov 1 and March 31. Just a heads up, I might be mistaken but please research bodies of water beforehand. Cheers

You are correct.

However, he could've caught it somewhere else and just said the peace. I know I would haha.

[BIZJAY]

B-E-A-utiful! Nice fish!

[Joshandnicole]

Thanks for all the great replies! To answer a couple questions, it was not on the peace, a river that feeds the peace that is open during this time, but a stones throw away from the peace. And being that it is a smaller river there is not much or any of a current until you get closer to the peace. Overall good day though we limited out in Pickerel in no time! Cheers!

[AdverseCity]

Perfect, good to know you're ahead if the legalities. I wish we had a place to limit out on pickeral that easily. Cheers....

[CanadianBadass]

Thanks for all the great replies! To answer a couple questions, it was not on the peace, a river that feeds the peace that is open during this time, but a stones throw away from the peace. And being that it is a smaller river there is not much or any of a current until you get closer to the peace. Overall good day though we limited out in Pickerel in no time! Cheers!

Walleye ! you mean lol,


Beauty Burb man, That's a nice one to remember , !

[Hunter Trav]

Awesome burb, congrats!!!

[wags]

Walleye ! you mean lol,


Beauty Burb man, That's a nice one to remember , !

Good ol' Sask boy perhaps??

[waterninja]

wow thats a monster. congrats.
pity you can't enter it in the AO hard water contest as it was not on a lake.
backstraps of that one would make a great fish fry.

[ESOXangler]

Walleye ! you mean lol,


Beauty Burb man, That's a nice one to remember , !

It's a pickerel to me too lol! I know the story, but I'll call them pickerel til I'm buried!

[huntsfurfish]

wow, awesome burb!

[Chewie66]

Holy crap! That thing's ridiculous. Nice work.

[Richmuiz]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[58thecat]

What a beauty...ling that is!:)

[Joshandnicole]

Pickerel/Walleye, I suppose one is the American name and one Canadian I can never remember. So for the contest I printed out the card and got a tape and I'm all ready to start competing, but it is not for river caught fish? I don't have any lakes with fish in them around here, just the rivers that have fish populations. I wonder if there is a way I can still un-officially post pics in that thread? Can any one enlighten me in this matter? Thanks

[Hunter Trav]

As long as you can prove it was caught through the ice your good to go. Only open water fish are not allowed to be entered...:)

[ryisnky]

WOW............congrats!!!

[Chris84]

Thats huge! Great fish and welcome aboard.

[burbotman]

Great fish! Love the big burbs, you have me beat 16.5lbs back in the late 90's

Thanks for sharing the pics, made my day seeing that fish

[KegRiver]

I know most of the Peace River, where is this tributary? I'd like to look it up, in the interest of learning more about this river I live next to.

BTW, my copy of the regulations say that all tributaries are close as well.

[Lefty-Canuck]

I know most of the Peace River, where is this tributary? I'd like to look it up, in the interest of learning more about this river I live next to.

BTW, my copy of the regulations say that all tributaries are close as well.

Nice burb!

Peace River
River
Apr 1 to Oct. 31 – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 43 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait is allowed in river only.
Nov. 1 to Mar. 31 – CLOSED

Tributaries except the Mikkwa, Smoky and Wabasca river drainages.
June 1 to Oct. 31 – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 43 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait Ban.
Nov. 1 to May 31 – CLOSED

[pickrel pat]

Nice burb!

Peace River
River
Apr 1 to Oct. 31 – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 43 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait is allowed in river only.
Nov. 1 to Mar. 31 – CLOSED

Tributaries except the Mikkwa, Smoky and Wabasca river drainages.
June 1 to Oct. 31 – Mountain Whitefish limit 5 over 30 cm; Walleye limit 3 over 43 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Goldeye limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait Ban.
Nov. 1 to May 31 – CLOSED
It would appear it was caught in the mikkwa, smoky, or wabasca river. Im gonna guess smoky.

[Lefty-Canuck]

It would appear it was caught in the mikkwa, smoky, or wabasca river. Im gonna guess smoky.

I believe a named waterway that appears in the regs ceases to be classified a tributary?

So one would need to know exactly where they are and look to see if it is named in the regs.

LC

[CanadianBadass]

Oh Snap ! I would love to be able to drill holes in the NSR !

[South_Wapiti]

Hi everyone. I just had to quit being a lurker over this one. It is really bothering me that someone has been able to find a legal river to fish in in the winter anywhere within 300 miles from where I live. I live in zone ES4 and am an avid ice fisher. The regulations I have read state that all rivers, streams, and tributaries in ES4 and NB3 are closed between Nov. 1 and May 31, some are closed even longer. Check this link http://www.albertafishingguide.com/location/water/all/peace-river-tributaries. If anyone can steer me in the right direction on where to look for regulations that are contrary to what I have found please help. To the OP congrats on the catch and for finding a winter fishing hole up here that I have not been able to.

[dale7637]

I would bet on that being the wabasca. Look at the banks in the second pix.

[Wild&Free]

Nice catch.

[BeeGuy]

North Wabasca Lake
the portion south of a line drawn from the nothern boundry of Wabasca Reserve 166b in NW 35-80-26-W4 to the point of land in the east half of NE 31-80-25-W4, which includes the mouth of the Willow River and channel of the Wabasca River.


South Wabasca Lake
the portion north of a line drawn from the southern most point of land in E1/2 13-80-25-W4 to the point of land in the SW 15-80-25- W4, which includes the channel of the Wabasca River.

Wabasca River
the portion between South and North Wabasca lakes



Very few options. Not the best idea to say you were fishing closed waters, even worse to actually do it.

[Joshandnicole]

Wabasca!

[DiabeticKripple]

Wabasca River
the portion between South and North Wabasca lakes
June 1 to Mar. 1 – Walleye limit 2 over 50 cm; Pike limit 2 over 63 cm; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait is allowed in the river only.
Mar. 2 to May 31 – CLOSED
the portion downstream of North Wabasca lakes & tributaries except Loon, Muskwa and Nipisi rivers
June 1 to Oct. 31 – Walleye limit 3 over 43 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Burbot limit 10; Arctic Grayling limit 2 over 35 cm (Arctic Grayling limit 0 from Sept. 1 to Oct. 31); Bait is allowed in river only.
Nov. 1 to May 31 – CLOSED

as long as he was between the lakes, hes legal

[H380]

North Wabasca Lake
the portion south of a line drawn from the nothern boundry of Wabasca Reserve 166b in NW 35-80-26-W4 to the point of land in the east half of NE 31-80-25-W4, which includes the mouth of the Willow River and channel of the Wabasca River.


South Wabasca Lake
the portion north of a line drawn from the southern most point of land in E1/2 13-80-25-W4 to the point of land in the SW 15-80-25- W4, which includes the channel of the Wabasca River.

Wabasca River
the portion between South and North Wabasca lakes



Very few options. Not the best idea to say you were fishing closed waters, even worse to actually do it.

Even worse to actually do it ? I'd say posting photos on an internet forum would be the worst .:scared0018:

[dodgeboy1979]

Oh Snap ! I would love to be able to drill holes in the NSR !

Why Can't you?

[South_Wapiti]

Thanks Beeguy,,
I mapped from lake wabasca out from my place using Google Earth - alas it is 301 miles away. Just my luck. However I do get out that way for work once in awhile so I just may get to try fishing there one day.

[AppleJax]

Why Can't you?

Common sense....

[BeeGuy]

Thanks Beeguy,,
I mapped from lake wabasca out from my place using Google Earth - alas it is 301 miles away. Just my luck. However I do get out that way for work once in awhile so I just may get to try fishing there one day.

That's a heck of a stones throw from the Peace eh

[Heavy K]

I can't see the pics? Can anyone else?

[CanadianBadass]

Why Can't you?

Common sense....

Sorry ... Your right, I can , But I will not ! lol

Very common sense !

[dodgeboy1979]

Sorry ... Your right, I can , But I will not ! lol

Very common sense !

Ice fish it around Lloyd quite often, never had a problem

[357xp]

Pretty sure wabasca is closed, I do know it opens April 1.... The north portion anyway.:scared0018:

[58thecat]

That's the best introduction of a new member to AO in a long time.

nice burb

Ya but now there are the forum cops runnin'amuck. Speculating and throwing their two cents in...typical!:snapoutofit:

[pickrel pat]

Ya but now there are the forum cops runnin'amuck. Speculating and throwing their two cents in...typical!:snapoutofit:

X2.

[Lefty-Canuck]

Pictures missing....posts deleted, what's shakin?

LC

[CanadianBadass]

X2.

X3

[CanadianBadass]

Pictures missing....posts deleted, what's shakin?

LC

Lol. He realized, WOW, there are a ton of guys on here who have way to much time on their hands , to search and explore where he was and call him out lol !

He didn't know that there were that many guys who know the regs in and out, and will call him out,

I still think it was on the peace river, but that's my opinion !

If you seen the pic,..... That didn't look like a little tributary !

[BeeGuy]

/4

It should be a concern when people post about fishing CLOSED waters.

Whether it was a diversion by the op, a mistake or other, it shouldn't be ignored.

Too bad, wicked fish.

[CanadianBadass]

/4

It should be a concern when people post about fishing CLOSED waters.

Whether it was a diversion by the op, a mistake or other, it shouldn't be ignored.

Too bad, wicked fish.

100% agree,

Mods here need to realize , people do cheat, Some people are *%6&@#$S, Some people do Poach, And if someone calls them out on here .... BAMMMMMM ... Auto Ban ! lol

If I see someone post about lets say keeping a sturgeon, Damn rights im gonna call him out, And im also gonna punch him if I ever see him...
lol
I think he realized he was in the wrong and we will never see another post again from him !

[AppleJax]

Ibtl

[BeeGuy]

Ibtl

Should have been post #2...

[KegRiver]

I know exactly where those photos were taken, and I'm convinced it was an unintentional mistake.

At that particular location there would be subsistence fisherman.
I'm guessing he saw others fishing there and assumed it was open.

Careless, for sure, but not intentionally ignoring the law, I believe.

Given his occupation, I think it would be it's an easy mistake to make. And given his occupation, I'm sure he has way too much to loose to intentionally break the law and then brag about it.

I have no doubt he feels very badly about what has happened and I have faith that he will never make that mistake again.

Its out there now, so there could well be legal consequences.

I think the best thing to do is to leave this to law enforcement to decide what they wish to do from this point.

The rest of us can learn a valuable lesson from this, if we wish to.
Check and double check the regulations people, or this could be you.


We need not discuss this any further.

Thread closed.