cold lake

[mark-edmonton]

Headed up there at the end of this week with my son for a few days of fishing. How has it been this week?

Mark

[splake0]

Better. I just came off the lake and there were very active today.

[Teamprotz]

Thursday was slow , fish around but not interested. Landed 3 just just under legal and had a few hits.

[mark-edmonton]

Thanks. I will be up there thursday and friday. Hope to ice a few, if I can figure it out. Only ever iced one small laker before. They hit funny!

[DLP]

Thursday was slow , fish around but not interested. Landed 3 just just under legal and had a few hits.

X2 it's been real slow.

[jjstar]

It has been slow lots of fish on the depth finder but not as aggressive.

Don't mind SPLAKE0 he is a bit of an expert on them so slow for him is 1-2 fish :lol:. I would say offer him lunch and see if he can show you around.


Not saying I am jealous but I have caught nada last few weeks on CL. If I should you my hot spots I would owe you lunch! :lol:

[mark-edmonton]

how bout it splake0? care to help out a first timer. i'll bring moose smokies!. lol

[DeanP]

Mark-Edmonton,

I went out to my spot on Sunday afternoon. (The place I told you about.) I was on spot and fishing by 1:40 and by 2:20, I caught a 78cm one.
They don't show up on the fish-finder, but come around after banging it off of the bottom. Bang it for a few jigs, then bring it up about a ft or two and jig about a foot and let it fall. They hit it on the fall.

I used a perch colour bionic bucktail tipped with half an anchovie. My usual greyish colour wasn't working. So pick up one of those at the fishin' hole also.:)
Last weekend, I caught 5; one legal size.:wave:
Good luck!

[splake0]

If you see my Red Ranger with white cap come over and we'll talk. I will be on the south shore of CL between Garnet point and the spruce trees about 6 km strech. I go for coffee in the morning at A&W and head out around 8:30 am.

[mark-edmonton]

we will be leaving edmonton early on thrusday am hope to be up there by 9. gonna motel it for a night as well. not sure where garnet point is. but I'll look for ya!

[DeanP]

Garnet point is where I marked the x on the map. He's between that point and the south point. (I believe??)

[mark-edmonton]

Thanks Dean. do you recommend anchovies over smelts. I was thinking about picking up some small suckers as well. thanks for all the tips.

[DeanP]

I use the flat pack of anchovies. About 10 per pack.($11) You can get them here at either one of the Esso stations.
If you don't find splake0, follow the ice road along that shore at the x mark, and you'll see the road kinda bend sharply,going out towards the open water. Then you'll see a single set of tracks going straight fwd,which forms a small loop, thats where I turn around. I was there on Sunday in about 108ft of water. This straight track is about 75 ft...
Wish I was going to be in town for you, but I'll be in Edmonton until Friday night.

[splake0]

Sorry guy's I'm working and will not be on the ice until Saturday morning.

[DeanP]

Mark,

Do you have a gps? If so, I could send you the co-ordinates...

[mikeo2]

How thick is the ice over at garnet? Thinking of heading there saturday, lakers in the morning, try for perch mid day then back to lakers.

[DeanP]

2 1/2 -3 ft