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03-05-2016, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Zip-in-Z
I've been here more than once, this will be a bit difficult to get out.
Fuel tanker plunges through Déline, N.W.T., ice road today.
Déline is on Great Bear Lake, great place for monster lakers.
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Here's the article from cbc on it.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/...road-1.3477869
I would hate to fall through the ice. Sometimes just hearing it "talk" is freaky enough. Lol
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03-05-2016, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Blackfalds
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Originally Posted by Shekka
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when we did a project in norman wells, the guys buckled their seatbelts behind them and had a window open just in case.
also a SUV went through on ghost today.
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03-05-2016, 06:59 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
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Yellowhead county lakes.
Went for a fishing tour today, the day started at 6am and the first stop was at Minnow lake. Only one bite while we were there ( ). Ice was 15-17" thick.
Got bored there and moved on to Shinning bank lake. Not a single bite there ( ) for us. Ice was 17-19" depending which side of the boat launch we were on.
Got bored again.. (The buddy I was with and I tend to move around a lot if we don't get any bites within in a little bit), and decided to go over to Bear lake.
Caught several perch there, sadly none worth keeping. But atleast we got on the fish!! Ice was 17" thick where we were setup.
End of the day, it was a nice tour, seen some country and finally got a few fish to keep us occupied.
See what next week brings!
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03-05-2016, 07:28 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Edmonton Alberta
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does anyone have any reports on star lake?
Gonna head out there tomorrow
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03-05-2016, 07:55 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Mountains
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Old man res is almost all open water. Pcr is open around the bridge and along most of the banks I saw
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03-06-2016, 01:48 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
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Any updates on slave lake ice?
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03-06-2016, 08:00 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: GRAND PRAIRIE
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Cold lake
Was on cold lake this weekend saw trucks driving down to river on east side and across lake .was only 14in where we were P,P,access was good .we used quads .
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03-06-2016, 01:52 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: With my dogs
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Originally Posted by alacringa
Last Friday, there was a pressure ridge forming just South of the launch, which had broken the ice up, near the shore. I could see the bottom of the lake. Ice was still about 16", but conditions are not necessarily favourable.
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Told ya so:
Can't believe someone would drive onto ice that looked like that, even if they didn't know it had been open in the recent past.
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03-07-2016, 01:38 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2016
Location: Peace Country
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3.5 feet at Sturgeon Lake yesterday
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03-07-2016, 03:45 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Okotoks , Alberta
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Pigeon Lake - SW of Edmonton
Any reports from Pigeon?
Got a couple eye tags to fill pronto...
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03-07-2016, 09:30 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Anyone know if spray lakes is still safe and how the fishing is? Assuming it would be safe but would like to know for sure.
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03-08-2016, 11:35 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 325
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Any ice updates on Lac St Anne? Heading there tomorrow.
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03-08-2016, 03:38 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by MountainLife
Anyone know if spray lakes is still safe and how the fishing is? Assuming it would be safe but would like to know for sure.
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We went in at Sparrowhawk and there was at least 18". Fishing was mediocre, just two lakers in 4 hours.
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03-08-2016, 07:59 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Central AB
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Around 18" today on south buck lake
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03-08-2016, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by kyledizzy
We went in at Sparrowhawk and there was at least 18". Fishing was mediocre, just two lakers in 4 hours.
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Thanks for the heads up I'll be there tomorrow morning to see if I can break the trend!
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03-09-2016, 01:02 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 156
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sushi_man
does anyone have any reports on star lake?
Gonna head out there tomorrow
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How do you even access that lake? I've tried twice and I can't find parking anywhere near one of those trails that leads to the lake. Did you have any luck?
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03-09-2016, 01:05 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
Posts: 156
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Lac Sante
18-20+ inches of ice at the south boat launch on Lac Sante. There's a small water puddle just off the boat launch but it's easy to drive around it.
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03-09-2016, 06:40 AM
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Banned
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Join Date: Aug 2015
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Any updates on Newell or CVR?
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03-09-2016, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Rocky View County
Posts: 633
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Spray Lake
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Originally Posted by MountainLife
Thanks for the heads up I'll be there tomorrow morning to see if I can break the trend!
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Was out on Saturday AM between Driftwood and Sparrowhawk. About 22" of solid ice anywhere I drilled. Was on the ice for 4 hours and didn't even get a nibble. Was in 90 FOW, then 40-50 FOW. Smelts on tip ups, and jigging.
Been to Spray 3 times now in the last 2 years, and yet to have a fish on the line. Wind was ridiculous every time.
Needless to say, frustrating!!
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03-09-2016, 06:48 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
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if you want to use your regular summer rod before the season closes, keho is open.
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03-10-2016, 05:14 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Posts: 373
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2016 ice conditions thread
Has anyone been to Birch Lake by Caroline lately hoping to get out on Sat
Thx Gillfisher
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03-10-2016, 05:25 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: McBride/Prince George
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mac1983
3.5 feet at Sturgeon Lake yesterday
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That's a lot of ice. A lot!
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03-10-2016, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2015
Location: Edmonton
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Went to Lac St. Anne yesterday. We were around the lake access at Range Road 40. Over 22 inches of solid ice. Much better quality ice, black and continuous, on the South side of the lake there than the North Gunn/Yellowstone side.
Followed the tracks on the left going towards the narrows, crossed through a weed bed, and ended up in a bay just outside of the narrows. Had good success there at about 4pm. Filled my remaining tags with 48 and 49 cm walleye. A few hammerhandles too. Ice a bit less in that location but still solid.
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03-10-2016, 08:27 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Calgary
Posts: 7,544
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SW AB Trout Lakes?
I was out on Beaver Mines 2 weeks ago, the ice was about 8" or 9" think. Beauvais had "Danger Thin Ice" signs out. Anyone know the ice status of any of the lakes in the SW? I've heard that Payne was mostly open about 10 days ago, just wondering if anyone has driven by Lees, Beaver Mines, Beauvais, or Police (keeping in mind Police isn't open for fishing yet). We didn't drill any holes on walk on Beauvais when we were there.
I'm getting the itch for float tube season!
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03-10-2016, 08:30 AM
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Join Date: May 2014
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Want to head to chain lakes or twin valley on Saturday? Any recent reports?
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03-10-2016, 10:34 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankbait
if you want to use your regular summer rod before the season closes, keho is open.
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Completely Open? Can you get a boat in? March 10, WOW!!
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03-10-2016, 11:00 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rocky View County AB.
Posts: 3,597
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Quote:
Originally Posted by slamilton
Want to head to chain lakes or twin valley on Saturday? Any recent reports?
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I think you may want you full size rod and reel, Twinn was rotting away bad a week ago so I would think it is totally open or very close. With the warm temp and all the huge winds in that part of the country I don't think you should venture out, best to go north.
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03-10-2016, 03:15 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Medicine Hat
Posts: 550
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Any updates on Rattlesnake Lake ice thickness? Hoping to go out tomorrow with better wind conditions.
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03-10-2016, 06:29 PM
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Join Date: May 2014
Posts: 1,670
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Salmo
Completely Open? Can you get a boat in? March 10, WOW!!
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yes. very clear water.
as for twin, imo just consider the season closed. if you're ballsy and get on the ice somewhere it is unlikely you will be getting off the ice, it is in full bore rot.
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03-10-2016, 06:45 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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rattlesnake
I was out there on Tuesday all around the shore was open ice was white i don't think i would chance it
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