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Old 01-03-2019, 01:43 PM
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Default 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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Old 01-03-2019, 02:42 PM
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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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Old 01-03-2019, 07:20 PM
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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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Old 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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Old 01-04-2019, 09:34 PM
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main lake is still thin ice you can walk out a ways but not close to going to humps yet


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Old 01-05-2019, 07:00 AM
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How much snow fell that way yesterday ?? Lloyd got 8+"
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Old 01-05-2019, 05:44 PM
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Just spent the last three days up there fishing French bay. Didn’t get any snow up there. Probably 3 inches on the lake right now. Fishing was steady all three days. Caught a bunch but nothing legal. I know, before I say it it’s just my opinion. But I wish Saskatchewan and Alberta could agree on a tag system for that lake. Even if you could just buy say 3 ‘general’ tags with your licence purchase, if you wanted them. At least then a guy could keep a couple smaller better eating Lakers. There’s no shortage of fish. Like I said I put 80 on the ice in 2.5 days and biggest was 73 cm.
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Old 01-05-2019, 06:03 PM
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Just spent the last three days up there fishing French bay. Didn’t get any snow up there. Probably 3 inches on the lake right now. Fishing was steady all three days. Caught a bunch but nothing legal. I know, before I say it it’s just my opinion. But I wish Saskatchewan and Alberta could agree on a tag system for that lake. Even if you could just buy say 3 ‘general’ tags with your licence purchase, if you wanted them. At least then a guy could keep a couple smaller better eating Lakers. There’s no shortage of fish. Like I said I put 80 on the ice in 2.5 days and biggest was 73 cm.
Slot sizes is what they need. Let all the big breeders go
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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 01-07-2019, 05:48 AM
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Just spent the last three days up there fishing French bay. Didn’t get any snow up there. Probably 3 inches on the lake right now. Fishing was steady all three days. Caught a bunch but nothing legal. I know, before I say it it’s just my opinion. But I wish Saskatchewan and Alberta could agree on a tag system for that lake. Even if you could just buy say 3 ‘general’ tags with your licence purchase, if you wanted them. At least then a guy could keep a couple smaller better eating Lakers. There’s no shortage of fish. Like I said I put 80 on the ice in 2.5 days and biggest was 73 cm.
Sounds like a great time catching....some go fishing and we'll catch nothing...I believe lake is on the rebound....let the big ones go and eat a 12-14" fish would be awesome.....now it comes down to us as anglers to govern ourselves and let the big ones go as we know it is azzz backwards so up out of the water, quick pictures then in she goes....
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Old 01-07-2019, 08:00 AM
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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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Old 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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Old 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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Old 01-08-2019, 06:10 PM
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Ooops, sorry posted to wrong thread.
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Old 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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Old 01-10-2019, 11:32 AM
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I notice that everyones talking about provincial park and french bay.

what do you call this area and marina?
Also do people fish this area often with any luck?
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Old 01-10-2019, 11:44 AM
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I notice that everyones talking about provincial park and french bay.

what do you call this area and marina?
Also do people fish this area often with any luck?
That's out in front of the marina I believe.
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Old 01-10-2019, 01:13 PM
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I notice that everyones talking about provincial park and french bay.

what do you call this area and marina?
Also do people fish this area often with any luck?
Thats right in front of the marina.
Lots of people fish there, although I never have.
Not too sure how the fishing is there.
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Old 01-10-2019, 01:28 PM
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I'm heading up this weekend for saturday/sunday. Any reports on how the main lake is doing ice thickness wise?
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Old 01-10-2019, 03:04 PM
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I notice that everyones talking about provincial park and french bay.

what do you call this area and marina?
Also do people fish this area often with any luck?
Yep the marina is actually a pretty decent place to fish. In the early season its popular due to its distance(minimal walking). I have had some pretty good days out there from the start of the season to the end of it.
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Old 01-10-2019, 03:05 PM
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I'm heading up this weekend for saturday/sunday. Any reports on how the main lake is doing ice thickness wise?
I was last out at the provincial park on Sunday and there was 6" out there and a buddy said it was the same off the marina as well.
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Old 01-10-2019, 03:48 PM
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I was last out at the provincial park on Sunday and there was 6" out there and a buddy said it was the same off the marina as well.
Thanks for the update. Any heaves/cracks or sketchy areas off the Prov. Park?
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Old 01-10-2019, 04:31 PM
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I was last out at the provincial park on Sunday and there was 6" out there and a buddy said it was the same off the marina as well.
Thanks for the info, I hope the cold snap put on a couple inches!
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Old 01-10-2019, 08:06 PM
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15 inches measured everywhere in French bay that I went ..slow fishing yesterday but snagged a half dozen this morning ..
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Old 01-10-2019, 08:38 PM
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Thanks for the update. Any heaves/cracks or sketchy areas off the Prov. Park?
there was a little flood water in places from the warm weather and the weight of the ice. But its been cold the last few days so it could be different now
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Old 01-12-2019, 09:51 AM
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I just heard that a side by side broke through at English Bay.

Ice is very inconsistent on this lake, be patient.
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Old 01-12-2019, 03:16 PM
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^ seen pics ... how deep of water is in and is it on the bottom ??
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Old 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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