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Went for a Drive today. Lees lake by Burmis a good 4" by the launch. Beaver mines 5ish inches at least 100yards out didnt go farther out. Didnt stop at
Beauvais Lake put sure it is good also. Butcher Lake is 4ish inches. Old Man Dam, Waterton Dam, and St Marys Dam all still open. Caught a nice raindow at Beaver. I am getting excited. :sHa_shakeshout: |
Anybody have a chance to check out pigeon lake this weekend?
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Was out at Wabamun yesturday and the ice was 3-4 inches. Solid clear and black. Fished 6 full hours, 3 holes, and saw literally 1 small (lets give credit where its due, he was at least not skinny) pike. These are spots I normally destroy in (even up until last year). Didnt even see an annoying walleye either. What the hell did F&W do with this lake?
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SNAPFisher, I love that first picture... you could name it Boat Launch Cancelled, or Itching For Ice Fishing.
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I knew I had to get a pic of the launch. Didn't head out this weekend as I had the company yearly books to do and chose to XMas shop on Monday. So I'm not sure on Pigeon ice. I see the Wab report and I would say these lakes are somewhat similar in size but Pigeon would likely be a bit less ice since it is more open and wider than Wab. I'm thinking of heading North this weekend and waiting another week for Pigeon. Btw, Cabelas was particularly stocked up on most things and it was dead in there at 11 a.m. yesterday. I could spend that day in that place... |
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Ice Thickness
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Chickakoo lake has 4-5 inches.
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Well even the slews have 3 " of open frozen ice so I was out on the quad and then decided to scoot through some tall grass and broke through, nose down in a few feet of water, arse high on frozen ice, reverse, hit it hard and out she came...be careful out there...other parts are really deep.
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Lac Ste. Anne had an good 6-8" of solid ice in 14fow today. Does this lake have any soft spots normally around Alberta Beach?
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No its not known for soft spots but usually when the ice is a foot thick it will heave big time around the midlake humps. Haven't been able to fish it the last couple years but always remember fishing tight to the heaves for whitefish. I don't know why they are attracted to it but it always worked for me. Maybe a light thing or a food chain thing or something.
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I'm thinking of heading out to either battle or Pigeon Lake with my boys tomorrow. Any update on ice thickness? With all my hunting tags filled and this early freeze it will be the earliest I've ever been on the ice!
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Pigeon 5-6 I heard
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Travers reservoir
Travers reservoir by the spillway. 6 different holes, all 6” of ice. :sHa_shakeshout:
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Travers, west end by the boat launch 7"
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4” on the north side of Birch.
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Wizard lake
Drilled a couple of test holes this morning at the west end of wizard lake. The ice at each hole was 5"-6" thick.
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Buck Lake- 4.5"
Battle Lake- average of about 5", lots of floodwater and springs. Be safe. |
North of Westlock
Solid 7" at Cross(Steele) Lake P.P....went 150m out from boat launch, caught a ton of pike, all released. Then went to Long Island Lake...same ice, solid 7" with a little top water around the shore....pike were active and kept us busy...all released. Cant wait for gull to open..... anyone have info on Fallis area ice thickness????
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Updates on GP Lakes
Anyone make it out to any lakes around Grande Prairie and have a report? Spring, Swan, Moonshine, Snipe, Sturgeon? Thinking about trying next weekend.
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Just adding for Pigeon - 6 inches of clear ice at all depths I tried - South side. Fished 10-20 FOW. New spot, no whites seen, 2 walleye landed...oh well. More spots to try in the upcoming weeks.
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Obed lake had 7.5” of ice or more in every hole we drilled yesterday.
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