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01-03-2019, 01:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2010
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2019 Cold Lake Ice and Fishing Reports
Last years thread was very informative, so let's keep it rolling again this year.
Whats the latest ice report out there? Anyone get into a good laker bite yet?
Good luck and be safe out there. It's a dangerous lake.
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01-03-2019, 02:42 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Stony plain
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Headed there next week for a couple days .. hopefully the weather is decent and fish are on the bite ... pumped ..
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01-03-2019, 07:20 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Was there today for half a day, French Bay 14-15 inch of ice. Bite was slow. Caught a couple on the jawjacker autojig. 90 ft of water
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01-04-2019, 07:27 PM
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Some were saying as low as 6 inches near the Marina. Has anyone gone mid-lake towards some humps yet?
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01-04-2019, 09:34 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2014
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main lake is still thin ice you can walk out a ways but not close to going to humps yet
mack
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01-05-2019, 07:00 AM
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How much snow fell that way yesterday ?? Lloyd got 8+"
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01-06-2019, 05:16 PM
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I just don't get what the biologists are trying to do their kill the big ones and keep the small ones don't get it
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01-06-2019, 10:02 PM
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Cold lake regs are a prime example of the misguided, uninformed hammerheaded management in this province. Someone should do us all a favour and go to Bonnyville or cold lake wherever that stunned Bio meatball hides and beat the hell out of him with a frozen 24” jackfish.
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01-06-2019, 10:10 PM
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I second that motion...then shove a skinny, frozen minnow addicted, sorry excuse for a walleye right where the sun don't shine.... tag and all.😯
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01-24-2019, 10:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by pikeman06
I second that motion...then shove a skinny, frozen minnow addicted, sorry excuse for a walleye right where the sun don't shine.... tag and all.😯
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And then rip it out lol!
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01-24-2019, 06:34 PM
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Just doing a day trip on saturday
Looks like its going to be nice on Saturday .
Sunday is another story.
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01-07-2019, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
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Exactly I also believe that the mortality rate on these ice fish lake trout is probably about 60% people take too long to take pictures bringing them out of the water and -20 they have a high mortality rate to start with.
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01-08-2019, 01:24 PM
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This weather will certainly help the ice. Can't wait to get out!
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01-08-2019, 02:57 PM
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Anyone else notice same thing on Chain Lake south of Calgary? Seems slow their also with exception of the suckers.
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01-08-2019, 06:10 PM
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Ooops, sorry posted to wrong thread.
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01-10-2019, 11:18 AM
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I've accessed the lake from the Prov. Park but not French Bay before. I take it you access the lake just to the west of the ski hill at French Bay? Also, I heard trucks are driving on French Bay but not the Prov. Park yet correct?. Thanks for the info.
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01-23-2019, 01:57 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 35 whelen
Exactly I also believe that the mortality rate on these ice fish lake trout is probably about 60% people take too long to take pictures bringing them out of the water and -20 they have a high mortality rate to start with.
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Isn't that the truth. Personaly I stay away in the winter, it's to frustrating to watch, sickens me.
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01-23-2019, 07:52 AM
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Location: Dodge City
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Wellcraft264
Isn't that the truth. Personaly I stay away in the winter, it's to frustrating to watch, sickens me.
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To each their own, everyone has their own ethics. I wonder how many people that scoff at ice fishing lake trout have no issues throwing bait and trebles out for big egg laden pike in March?
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Originally Posted by 1bowhunter12
Reports seem sketchy for driving everywhere except frenchbay.. I had my 3/4 ton all over there weeks ago .. with no problem at all
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Was out their a few weeks ago as well and measured between 13 and 14 inches of good ice in french bay but didn't venture to far out. There was only one 3/4 ton cruising all over that I saw curious if it was you. Only other vehicles we saw going any distance were atv's and small suv's. Fishing was ok for us.
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01-23-2019, 07:46 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Stony plain
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Quote:
Originally Posted by OL_JR
To each their own, everyone has their own ethics. I wonder how many people that scoff at ice fishing lake trout have no issues throwing bait and trebles out for big egg laden pike in March?
Was out their a few weeks ago as well and measured between 13 and 14 inches of good ice in french bay but didn't venture to far out. There was only one 3/4 ton cruising all over that I saw curious if it was you. Only other vehicles we saw going any distance were atv's and small suv's. Fishing was ok for us.
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Very well could have been me .. black dodge .. not a duelly tho lol..
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01-23-2019, 08:01 PM
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I will be out there is Saturday ,not taking any chance in my truck ,taking my Quad
Any one else heading out this saturday ?
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01-27-2019, 09:50 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Dodge City
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Originally Posted by 1bowhunter12
Very well could have been me .. black dodge .. not a duelly tho lol..
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Haha no not a black Dodge, or a dually.
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01-12-2019, 06:09 PM
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Was out today, and two of us landed 6, seen lots on radar.
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01-14-2019, 05:44 PM
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Has anybody been out lately to know how much snow is on the lake? Just wondering how hard it would be to pull a clam out from the provincial park
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01-23-2019, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Im looking for info on the snow conditions on Cold Lake main lake. It there enough snow for a sled or is a quad better for getting around?
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01-23-2019, 07:30 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by skhoser
Im looking for info on the snow conditions on Cold Lake main lake. It there enough snow for a sled or is a quad better for getting around?
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there is enough for a sled
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01-23-2019, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mister Bee
there is enough for a sled
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Thanks Mister Bee!
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