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Old 02-03-2011, 10:52 AM
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Anyone know the snow conditions? the kids want to take their sleds but I told them the hills are usually bare.
Any luck by anyone fishing?
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Old 02-03-2011, 02:13 PM
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i was out last friday(before the snow) but i know of 2 groups that went out during the storm(sat and sun). and best report i got was some drifting but not bad at all. the fishing had been good on travers with the best mid day bite i have encountered this hard water season. the fish i caught i really had to use the electronics and earn them. they were reluctant at best and sometimes taking as long as 10 minutes before i would get a bite or he decided he wanted nothing to do with me. 2 rods worked best for me one with a large chubby darter (hot perch) and i would jig it agressivly and soon after i marked a fish i would pull it out and send down the phedobe with a 14'' tag to my jumbo minnow. good luck.

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Old 02-03-2011, 04:12 PM
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Lots of drifting when I drove by at midnight last night
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Old 02-03-2011, 06:02 PM
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Just got back. Took a drive down there after work and the road is clear. Snow on the roads in the park. Still snow on the ice. Not sure how much snow is on the ice, I just did a circle around the parking lot. Snow is blowing pretty good right now but I doubt it will drift that bad.
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Old 02-03-2011, 10:32 PM
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Thankyou. Heading down in the am thinking of trying near spillway or the resort, trying out the new eskimo 6man will see how she holds in the wind .
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Old 02-03-2011, 10:59 PM
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the kiddos should be able to find a north facing coulee with some snow

ling coulee is a good place to try for snow covered hills....especially deep into treaters gully
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Old 02-04-2011, 08:33 AM
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the kiddos should be able to find a north facing coulee with some snow

ling coulee is a good place to try for snow covered hills....especially deep into treaters gully
That's all good and all, but people who don't live down there or know the area that well (or have the experience you have)....don't know where all these fancy named places are.
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Old 02-04-2011, 09:34 AM
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Nicem....you raise an interesting point , I hear all these names there

used by people who fish there lots but there seems to be some disagreement about where they are , like the pyramids I was told 3 different places for this spot ...Go figure ... I would love to know where ling coulee is ,As I set a new best for Ling at 13+ lbs last year and I would love to break that...yuk

Just keep moving , I wonder if the water will start building up
cold then warm , with snow ... sounds like the recipe ...
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Old 02-04-2011, 10:39 AM
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Thats easy....Ling coulee is right next to wolf coulee
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Old 02-04-2011, 11:29 AM
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Wolf coulee is on the map, so I definitely know where that is.
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:42 PM
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SORRY!!!!!!!!!!
ling coulee is your first big bay on the south side coming from LBPP
looking slightly to your north west is Coal Banks, which is identified by the seams of exposed coal in the cutbanks
furthur down(east) from Coal Banks is a long flat point that points directly at the southern shore into Ling Bay which is called Pelican Point
Bay of Pigs is the bay where the spillway enters Travers
Orange fish bay is the first bay from the Dam on the south shore.
The spot in front of the Dam boat launch is called the Surfers Flats
everyone knows where the Great wall is, it explains itself on the north shore from the Resort point.
The inlet points at Bay of Pigs is called the Dogleg
I have listed the ones people can identify easily....the rest is too hard to describe.
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:50 PM
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Sounds good chubb. Hey, I can't PM you since you've disabled that feature, can you send me a PM with your email or cell number? I have something for you.
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Old 02-04-2011, 12:55 PM
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Sounds good chubb. Hey, I can't PM you since you've disabled that feature, can you send me a PM with your email or cell number? I have something for you.
if i did it was by mistake....im not good with computers
i cant send pms either
adam has my email addy if you dont mind contacting him....thanks....i'll try figure out my pm issue
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Old 02-04-2011, 01:12 PM
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i cant send pms either
I glad you can't send any PMS my wife gets it sometimes

To enable the PM's, click on your name at the top of the screen. That will bring up your profile and hit "User CP" at the top left. That will bring up a bunch of options on the left hand side of the screen. Hit "User Options" and then scroll down and make sure that the checkbox next to "Enable Private Messaging" is checked.
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Old 02-04-2011, 01:44 PM
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I glad you can't send any PMS my wife gets it sometimes

To enable the PM's, click on your name at the top of the screen. That will bring up your profile and hit "User CP" at the top left. That will bring up a bunch of options on the left hand side of the screen. Hit "User Options" and then scroll down and make sure that the checkbox next to "Enable Private Messaging" is checked.
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Old 02-04-2011, 01:52 PM
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thanks Adam i think its fixed
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Old 02-04-2011, 01:58 PM
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Is that good or bad? Now you can start getting all the hate-mail again LOL.
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Old 02-04-2011, 02:06 PM
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Is that good or bad? Now you can start getting all the hate-mail again LOL.
thank gawd the site's auto editing fixes the bad words.......i fill in all the ***** to make up sweet words.....its good to be loved
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Old 02-07-2011, 07:32 AM
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Thanks guy's good info as always. fishing was good kids iced 8 pike biggest 53cm dad got 2. Seen lots of fish on cam no eyes just pike and a few whites.
Had the eskimo 6man setup in seconds no problems with the wind. awsome tent.
We where in the bay of pigs (thks chubb) across from the launch 14fow lots of people on the ice even a trailer with four pickups side by side and a few shacks. No sleding, brought the skates instead Maybe next time could be fun did it last year at chain an it was a blast 10min up 10 sec down and across the lake
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Old 02-07-2011, 11:32 AM
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Thanks guy's good info as always. fishing was good kids iced 8 pike biggest 53cm dad got 2. Seen lots of fish on cam no eyes just pike and a few whites.
Had the eskimo 6man setup in seconds no problems with the wind. awsome tent.
We where in the bay of pigs (thks chubb) across from the launch 14fow lots of people on the ice even a trailer with four pickups side by side and a few shacks. No sleding, brought the skates instead Maybe next time could be fun did it last year at chain an it was a blast 10min up 10 sec down and across the lake
good stuff Ryker...congrats on great family day
took some pics of potental spots for the kids i'll post after i load them....these spots are after alot of wind and warm weather so i think you can assume there is always snow in these spots and they are next to good fishing.

got 2 pics on my phone of a great spot...pm me your number and i can sent them asap
everyone dont get excited...these are tobogganing slopes...not private tips or spots...lol

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Old 02-07-2011, 12:00 PM
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I really don't think you have to cover your ass Darter. Just give the info to whoever you want and whoever doesn't get it can figure it out by themselves. I figure if someone wants to share info on here then good for them but the guys who don't shouldn't be hassled for not wanting to.
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Old 02-07-2011, 12:11 PM
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I really don't think you have to cover your ass Darter. Just give the info to whoever you want and whoever doesn't get it can figure it out by themselves. I figure if someone wants to share info on here then good for them but the guys who don't shouldn't be hassled for not wanting to.
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Old 02-07-2011, 12:14 PM
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hey where is travers anyways never heard of it til i joined here
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Old 02-07-2011, 12:27 PM
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Just south east of Vulcan. Pretty good lake for all types of fishing situations.
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Old 02-07-2011, 12:31 PM
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like is it down south
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Old 02-07-2011, 12:34 PM
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Ya its between Calgary and Lethbridge.
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Old 02-07-2011, 01:09 PM
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Google Maps Link Here:
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Travers...rvoir&t=h&z=12

Lake Depth Chart Here:
http://www.srd.alberta.ca/MapsFormsP...ts/travers.pdf

Good luck and let us know how you do if you go.
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