Gull lake ice update [Archive] - Alberta Outdoorsmen Forum

yoteblaster

12-02-2015, 01:38 PM

Drilled a few holes today. 8.5 inches near shore, 7 inches about 100 yards out. All holes drilled where there was snow. Didn't drill where ice was blown clean. Cheers

Pyraci

12-02-2015, 02:50 PM

Thanks for the update! [emoji106]?

Marlin07

12-02-2015, 03:24 PM

Thanks! Looks like the ice will be ready for the opener.

Zip-in-Z

12-02-2015, 05:38 PM

Excellent news .... wonder if guys will still be driving their trucks out on Gull on Dec 11th ?

Took this today Sylvan/Norglenwold Boat Launch.

http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a515/ZIP-IN-Z/10_zpsudvzykas.jpg

yoteblaster

12-02-2015, 05:49 PM

You could see where some people had been driving on the ice close to shore already. Pretty warm week coming up. I WILL be fishing opening day. Might walk on though. Shack weighs about 400 lbs so I hope there is very little snow to drag it through. Wishing everyone a very safe and successful hard water season

Kim473

12-04-2015, 10:43 AM

Sounding like snapfisher is gonna be correct with his prediction of 9" What you gonna win Snap ?

SNAPFisher

12-04-2015, 10:58 AM

Bragging rights :)
It ain't much but I'll take it
Oh, and probably "good will" towards slamming the whites ;)

tight line

12-04-2015, 11:04 AM

Cant wait! Will be quading for a while.. Bought a 3500 Diesel this fall..lol

Zip-in-Z

12-04-2015, 12:11 PM

My season opener always starts on Sylvan ..... if that gate is open, plan to hit Gull/Brownlows on the weekend.

Last year guys started driving on Brownlows, on the Dec 20th weekend ... with this warm weather, hope no one is dumb enough to try driving on next week.

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tonypower

12-04-2015, 02:26 PM

Does anyone ever fish by parkland beach? Ever have luck for whites out that way?

binnzer32

12-04-2015, 03:27 PM

I don't fish brownlows but I was driving my little vw on last year on opening. Mind you the ice was great.

greatMy season opener always starts on Sylvan ..... if that gate is open, plan to hit Gull/Brownlows on the weekend.

Last year guys started driving on Brownlows, on the Dec 20th weekend ... with this warm weather, hope no one is dumb enough to try driving on next week.

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yoteblaster

12-10-2015, 06:08 PM

Final preseason update. 11 inches of ice wherever I checked today. Put the shack out and even drilled my holes for morning Pulled shack out with quad. Did see a few spots with slush on top. Big pressure ridge as well. Cheers

SNAPFisher

12-10-2015, 06:11 PM

Final preseason update. 11 inches of ice wherever I checked today. Put the shack out and even drilled my holes for morning Pulled shack out with quad. Did see a few spots with slush on top. Big pressure ridge as well. Cheers

Closest without going over!! Still claim victory. You know what is ironic though, I was going to 11 inches but didn't want to be made fun of....too much. For the record, it is always 11-12 inches almost every opening weekend. Remember this for next year...

yoteblaster

12-10-2015, 06:46 PM

Closest without going over!! Still claim victory. You know what is ironic though, I was going to 11 inches but didn't want to be made fun of....too much. For the record, it is always 11-12 inches almost every opening weekend. Remember this for next year...

Winner winner chicken dinner. Good call. Hard to imagine a few weeks ago though

Hydro1

12-10-2015, 06:49 PM

Awesome!
This next week's weather should help the ice some too.
Gunna be spending quite a few nights out there this year.
Good luck to all of you on the opener.

Zip-in-Z

12-10-2015, 08:28 PM

Final preseason update. 11 inches of ice wherever I checked today. Put the shack out and even drilled my holes for morning Pulled shack out with quad. Did see a few spots with slush on top. Big pressure ridge as well. Cheers

Excellent NEWS ... so when did they open that locked gate ? Plan on going out on the weekend with the 1000 other people.

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yoteblaster

12-10-2015, 08:35 PM

I don't fish at Brownlows anymore, but when I did they always opened the gate first morning of the season

Hilgy

12-10-2015, 08:43 PM

Final preseason update. 11 inches of ice wherever I checked today. Put the shack out and even drilled my holes for morning Pulled shack out with quad. Did see a few spots with slush on top. Big pressure ridge as well. Cheers

Great news. Can't wait to get out.

vic1

12-10-2015, 10:03 PM

Haw is water clarity this year?

Kim473

12-11-2015, 04:49 AM

Haw is water clarity this year?

Enquireing minds want to know.

yoteblaster

12-11-2015, 07:17 AM

Water looked really clean. Could almost see bottom even when shack wasn't in place yet. Only place water clarity was an issue was at Brownlows last year I think.

vic1

12-11-2015, 12:31 PM

Thank you. Last year I fished east part of the lake and clarity was very poor throughout entire season. It was so poor that I couldn’t use my camera.

1bluZebec

12-11-2015, 02:19 PM

Thank you. Last year I fished east part of the lake and clarity was very poor throughout entire season. It was so poor that I couldn’t use my camera.
I remember the same thing. Everyone was complaining about clarity

saltwater cowboy

12-11-2015, 04:48 PM

Was there today for a few hours at Brownlows and sunnyside. Both places could not see bottom in 8-9 ft of water. Caught one jack. Ice was thicker at brownlows, Sunnyside was 8 inches. One guy i talked to said they drilled a hole near boat launch at ice only 4 inches thick. Had some slush on top there as well.Probably 6-8 inches of snow in some places as well.
Salty

Hydro1

12-11-2015, 05:23 PM

Was there today for a few hours at Brownlows and sunnyside. Both places could not see bottom in 8-9 ft of water. Caught one jack. Ice was thicker at brownlows, Sunnyside was 8 inches. One guy i talked to said they drilled a hole near boat launch at ice only 4 inches thick. Had some slush on top there as well.Probably 6-8 inches of snow in some places as well.
Salty
Good information, thanks for the update!
You guys thinking the ice will thicken up substantially this week with the cooler Temps?