Cold or Minnewanka?

Adolph · #1 08-17-2010, 11:52 AM

Help me decide. We fished Cold Lake this past weekend and did OK for lakers and I want to go somewhere again this weekend. I'd like to try Minnewanka one last time for the season but haven't heard any recent reports. Has anyone been on Minnewanka within the last week? If the bites are few and far between I'll head back to Cold Lake. Any updates on Minni would be appreciated. Thanks.

EZM · #2 08-17-2010, 12:39 PM

Minnewanka has been slow this season after about June. It's not isolated to just us but a few other groups who have fished that lake this season. You can't expect to pickup more than a handful of fish it seems. A few guys have been skunked that are "vetrans" of that lake.

It sure isn't what it used to be.

If you do go out there troll to find them. When you find the elusive critters - anchor off and jig a large buzzbomb (has to be over 2oz in the parks) green and white works well or a 2oz white bucktail.

Adolph · #3 08-17-2010, 02:12 PM

That's about what I figured. I think I'm leaning toward a trip back to Cold Lake. The bottom was littered with finder sitings on the weekend and a few were rising to the bait. They weren't interested in my Buzz Bombs - instead they went after silver spoons with some red on them at about 100 ft. The downrigger didn't get much use as they were more interested in chasing a jigged spoon.

Minnewanka is visually a nice place to fish, but as you say the time and effort and the cost of Parks permits is making it less attractive every year.

Safety D · #4 08-17-2010, 05:42 PM

My brother said Minni has been pretty dead as of late...

tyee33 · #5 08-17-2010, 08:53 PM

just got off Cold Lake and the bite was on big time.No lunkers but all kinds in the 8-10lb range,was amazing out there from 11AM to 5 PM

gramps73 · #6 08-17-2010, 09:26 PM

Anybody willing to share a spot or 2 on cold lake for a couple of guys thinking of heading up that way...

Adolph · #7 08-17-2010, 09:39 PM

N 54.48461 W 110.10921 or about 1.5 km due north of the PP launch.

gramps73 · #8 08-17-2010, 09:42 PM

Thanks

7mmremmag · #9 08-17-2010, 09:44 PM

Yea and hang out with every other resident of cold lake. PM me gramps I caught 16 sunday morning in 3 1/2 hours

Braun · #10 08-17-2010, 10:20 PM

anyone got some location pointers for minnewanka or spray? Cold is a bit far for me.

splake0 · #11 08-25-2010, 10:27 PM

Gramps if you come up e-mail when your coming maybe I'll take you out.

gramps73 · #12 08-26-2010, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by splake0

Gramps if you come up e-mail when your coming maybe I'll take you out.

Whats this maybe stuff
g73

tyee33 · #13 08-26-2010, 04:58 PM

Just off Cold Lake and hammered them again, deep at 110 ft on the canon ball in 200 ft of water, couldnt keep them off today, biggest 16 lb and all C/R

#14 08-26-2010, 05:43 PM

Pretty calm out today hey??? You must have a big boat waves were 4ft + hitting the beach.

tyee33 · #15 08-26-2010, 10:29 PM

Oh ya, few rollers, keeps the tourists from following me to my hot spots and no Garnet isnt one of them. Not all locals fish Garnet as mentioned in a previous post, actually, out of all my friends that live in Cold Lake, non fish Garnet except in the winter.I have a 16.5 Lund, no problem today as long as you respect the lake and dont get brave and stupid

#16 08-27-2010, 01:05 PM

What squadron are you in?

tyee33 · #17 08-27-2010, 02:25 PM

retired ARMY, never posted to Cold Lake, last posting was Edmonton.Work in the patch now

unclebuck · #18 08-27-2010, 08:28 PM

Tyee, have you ever fished with Ronny O from CL north? He is recently retired from Esso. They have the cabin on the southeast shore, just east of the park.

tyee33 · #19 08-27-2010, 10:04 PM

No, dont know who he is, lots of locals I know by face only,see the same guys out all summer and winter, lot of die hards like myself that fish our lives away