Open Water?

[Spudnut]

Last year I was in the kayak at PCR the first week of April. Anyone know if the ice is off of any of the Southern Alberta open season lakes yet?

[WayneChristie]

Last year I was in the kayak at PCR the first week of April. Anyone know if the ice is off of any of the Southern Alberta open season lakes yet?

Yup:shark:
Drove past several this morning all wide open

[TROLLER]

Yup:shark:
Drove past several this morning all wide open

:)

[Scott N]

I was down at Police yesterday, it's wide open.

[TROLLER]

Enough water to launch the boat?

[ragweed]

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[Scott N]

Enough water to launch the boat?

I'm not sure if you are referring to Police, but if so, I'd guess the lake is down about a foot over average, and I judge that by going under the bridge to the island and how much headroom I have while in my float tube. I would say you're good to go, there were a few other motor boats out on Wednesday.

[TROLLER]

R U referring to Police Out Post SW of Cardston?

[Scott N]

R U referring to Police Out Post SW of Cardston?

yes

[dewalt18]

Does anybody know if chain lakes reservoir is open yet? The gf is wanting to kayak possibly next weekend

[Fishtracker]

Does anybody know if chain lakes reservoir is open yet? The gf is wanting to kayak possibly next weekend

Yup

[keeks]

Yup:shark:
Drove past several this morning all wide open

:sHa_shakeshout:

[cujo1969]

mcgregor is wide open

[fish99]

should be an early spawn this year.

[TROLLER]

Yup

Can you launch a boat? Last spring it was so low not a chance of launching untill well into may.

[Fishtracker]

Can you launch a boat? Last spring it was so low not a chance of launching untill well into may.

Seen truck and empty trailer in parking lot, then noticed the boat out on the lake fishing. This was last Friday.

[tsmith196]

Anyone know if Crawling Valley is still iced up?

[Fishtracker]

Anyone know if Crawling Valley is still iced up?

https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/?source=S2L2A&lat=50.91302737194465&lng=-112.3815536708571&zoom=12&preset=1_TRUE_COLOR&layers=B01,B02,B03&maxcc=89&gain=1.0&gamma=1.0&time=2021-10-01%7C2022-04-11&atmFilter=&showDates=false

[WayneChristie]

Newell is open water so CVR I doubt would be still covered. Good day to bring your surfboard:bad_boys_20:

[Jims83cj5]

Do you know when the docks go in at Newell

[WayneChristie]

Do you know when the docks go in at Newell

Myself no someone else should. Interesting, drive up hiway 36 just now looking east, Newell is wide open and a beautiful blue, looking west Kitsim is still frozen over. Most of the snow from the last couple days is melted already

[WayneChristie]

Just asked the nice girl at the now open booth in Kinbrook she thought maybe the dock would go inaround May 5 . Its still got a bit of ice where the dock goes at the ramps

[roper1]

Stopped at the gates to Crawling Valley today. I did not walk over to the lake, but I didn't see any ice. They're building a new registration office just beside the old shack. NE. Nice looking setup on a lake/campground/local community/EID that all deserve big KUDOS for regular improvements to the experience!

[barbless]

Stopped at the gates to Crawling Valley today. I did not walk over to the lake, but I didn't see any ice. They're building a new registration office just beside the old shack. NE. Nice looking setup on a lake/campground/local community/EID that all deserve big KUDOS for regular improvements to the experience!

When you are talking building a new office, is it right beside the old one, at the entrance? Did they level the old one? Why I ask is cause there has been a trailer set up for many a season right beside the office. Looking forward to the new double boat launch added. For those that camp there as I like to. Ya better check out some of the changes to the rules. One, as it says, no more than one unit per site. One trailer (motorhome) and one tent. Price has also gone up again. It pays for the improvements :sHa_shakeshout:

[roper1]

When you are talking building a new office, is it right beside the old one, at the entrance? Did they level the old one? Why I ask is cause there has been a trailer set up for many a season right beside the office. Looking forward to the new double boat launch added. For those that camp there as I like to. Ya better check out some of the changes to the rules. One, as it says, no more than one unit per site. One trailer (motorhome) and one tent. Price has also gone up again. It pays for the improvements :sHa_shakeshout:

Yes it's maybe 30 feet away. Much larger building with a covered deck at the front. I've never camped there, keep planning to but launch & recover, we're an hour away. I must be lucky, I just don't ever recall a really long wait to get the boat in or out. There or Newell.

Now Travers, or Sunbreaker Cove............

[SNAPFisher]

Latest from yesterday downs Wabamun ice free. Pigeon is about 50% open. Strangely Gull still mostly covered. Must have been colder down there.
Should be all open by the weekend though at most lakes in central / North central.

[-JR-]

lac st ann is open
Wabamun has some ice in the middle but should be free this weekend

[SNAPFisher]

lac st ann is open
Wabamun has some ice in the middle but should be free this weekend

Sounds good.

Looks like from the Satellite image Isle and Buck Lake South as well. Gull and Sylvan still largely ice covered but shouldn't be long now.

[fish99]

pigeon lake was ice free last year may 4. its going to be at least few days later this year.

[Simba001]

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[-JR-]

How is slave lake looking ?

[SNAPFisher]

How is slave lake looking ?

From the satellite image, starting to break up but maybe by the weekend after next. Attached.

[roper1]

Newell open but the dock is not in yet. Couple very nice fishing boats getting their spring tune up, ramp is fine, water level decent. There's a few trailers in the campground

Crawling Valley both ramps working, the dock is in, few trailers in the campground, few boats tied up to the overnight docks.

[muzzy]

lake Isle is open

[fish99]

pigeon still has some ice

[-JR-]

From the satellite image, starting to break up but maybe by the weekend after next. Attached.

Does that site photo refresh every day or every two weeks .

[SNAPFisher]

Does that site photo refresh every day or every two weeks .

Every day :)
Only problem is cloudy. This is from 3-May and haven't seen the lake since. Actually been very cloudy North of Edmonton this spring.

https://worldview.earthdata.nasa.gov/?v=-117.90509236917305,53.767547857159386,-112.14782300821304,56.60660131078279&l=Reference_Labels_15m(hidden),Reference_Features_ 15m(hidden),Coastlines_15m,VIIRS_SNPP_CorrectedRef lectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Aqua_CorrectedRef lectance_TrueColor(hidden),MODIS_Terra_CorrectedRe flectance_TrueColor&lg=false&t=2022-05-03-T18%3A37%3A59Z

Actually, it appears again on the 5th. More big cracks. Hard to see anything South of that though.

Looking back, the last sunny day was April 24th. Why do we live here again? I miss my visits to Phoenix. 300 full sun days a year. Why is it called "Sunny Alberta". I call BS. :confused:

[Howard Hutchinson]

We drove out to Wabamun a week or so ago and was ice free at the townsite and the wind was blowing toward that side.

[caltheim]

Here is a cool site that shows satellite photos too. It looks like it refreshes every 3 days or so...neat to see the ice melt progression on some of the lakes. There's a calendar on the top that lets you scroll through...

https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/?source=S2&lat=53.59719126726444&lng=-114.69451904296875&zoom=11&preset=1-NATURAL-COLOR&layers=B01,B02,B03&maxcc=99.99&gain=1.0&gamma=1.0&time=2021-10-01%7C2022-04-26&atmFilter=&showDates=false

[FlyTheory]

Anyone have intel on Swan Hills and Freeman lake if its ice free yet?