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Most SA Lakes open a month from yesterday
Lakes open to boats May 1, we can fish May 8.
Bring on the open water!!!
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03-08-2023, 03:22 PM
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I'm starting to think spring won't come his year...
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03-09-2023, 04:20 PM
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Heading out one last time this weekend and then put the ice gear away and start dreaming of the opener. My son and I are doing a little competition this year but he doesn’t stand a chance, I will have my lucky charm with me, my Grandson. He can out fish is all at 10 years old and knows my boat and all the electronics as well as I do.
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03-09-2023, 04:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Dewey Cox
I'm starting to think spring won't come his year...
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2 weeks of sub zero Temps I see in the forecast still....bitter east wind been blowing here for the last few days, still a long ways from open water in these parts
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03-09-2023, 05:05 PM
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Exactly the east wind last few days, it can thaw out after the end of the month still some fishing to be done before hand.
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03-09-2023, 05:40 PM
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My 6 week honey do list will start March 15'
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03-10-2023, 01:37 PM
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Was really hoping to get in one last trip to the southern reservoir before the closure on Wednesday but work is gonna **** that up as usual. Might try to sneak out to a trout late out west or one of the central AB lakes to see if we can find any of the mini walleye that are left in 'em, but we're just about done for this season, I reckon. The time between ice closure and open water is a depressing couple of months....
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03-10-2023, 04:08 PM
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We might be ice fishing on May 8th here in the south. Ice is 30+ now on some lakes!
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03-12-2023, 10:13 PM
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Was shocked to see some of the ice melting out where the river dumps in while out snowmobiling today. We probably have 4.5’ of snow on the flat so I expect it will be a while before the ice and snow melts enough to launch a boat!
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03-13-2023, 01:01 AM
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Put most of our gear away for the season on this last round before work. Headed to northern Ontario for a week of ice fishing and wolf hunting on next set of days off starting March 19. By the time we get back and finish another two week work rotation it will be time to get after the snow geese. Really looking forward to our Ontario trip, our friends there are hammering the walleye big time! Will be my first time back there since leaving there in 2012. I do miss the fishing there but nothing else, lol.
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04-02-2023, 08:49 PM
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Can't wait!!
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04-03-2023, 11:13 AM
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We might be ice fishing on May 8th here in the south. Ice is 30+ now on some lakes!
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Unfortunately, the shores will melt away pretty quick as usual and ice will still be at least 20' thick..LOL. I watched people use a small inflatable awhile back to get across the rocks at Mcgregor to reach the ice. Real troopers. 
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04-03-2023, 11:14 AM
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I wanted my garage space back so everything went back to the rafters this past weekend. Hopefully the Flames make the playoffs so I don't get bored. 
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04-03-2023, 11:16 AM
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Lakes open to boats May 1, we can fish May 8.
Bring on the open water!!!
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You mean 2 months from the day you posted? 
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04-03-2023, 10:34 PM
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Yessir, just now it's a month closer. Snow truly rotten, ice to follow!
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04-04-2023, 09:17 AM
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i wanted my garage space back so everything went back to the rafters this past weekend. Hopefully the flames make the playoffs so i don't get bored. |
lol.
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04-04-2023, 09:18 AM
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Anyone know how the shore lines are holding up to still drive on?
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04-04-2023, 12:49 PM
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Anyone know how the shore lines are holding up to still drive on?
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In the south, The lakes that typically open up early are starting to open, Stafford and Yellow lake. The larger deeper lakes are starting show some signs of decaying, but fairly solid still, the rivers have tended to be frozen over longer than normal as well
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04-04-2023, 02:59 PM
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just drove by Newell it still looks like January on the lake. hopefully the rivers bust loose before May 8!
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04-04-2023, 03:23 PM
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just drove by Newell it still looks like January on the lake. hopefully the rivers bust loose before May 8!
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although it might be fun to punch holes that weekend! 
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04-04-2023, 04:17 PM
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I'm starting to think spring won't come his year...
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I dunno about you, but I love late ice. The later that ice comes off, the more weeks of post spawn fishing I get. Can be a real bugger when I'm itching to wet a line and theres still ice clogging my favorite spots, but when I've still got good numbers of big predators concentrated shallow in late June... I'll take it 
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04-04-2023, 05:02 PM
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although it might be fun to punch holes that weekend! |
might be, except my new dino rod needs breaking in! that might be me you see dropping boulders off the bridge if its still frozen! 
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04-04-2023, 05:51 PM
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might be, except my new dino rod needs breaking in! that might be me you see dropping boulders off the bridge if its still frozen! |
The Oldman is open by Taber. If we get the high temps and a fast run off, there might be some ice jams rolling down the river.
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04-15-2023, 05:05 PM
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The Oldman is open by Taber. If we get the high temps and a fast run off, there might be some ice jams rolling down the river.
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the Bow is wide open in my hood now, and nice and brown too! come on May 8!!!
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04-16-2023, 07:32 AM
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I dunno about you, but I love late ice. The later that ice comes off, the more weeks of post spawn fishing I get. Can be a real bugger when I'm itching to wet a line and theres still ice clogging my favorite spots, but when I've still got good numbers of big predators concentrated shallow in late June... I'll take it |
Glass is half full hey! I like your take on it. ....... is it time yet??
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04-17-2023, 09:14 AM
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Booked a campsite at Newell for the weekend following opening day. First time I've headed South with the boat, doing it purely so I can get fishing a week earlier.
So hoping the ice is gone by then, would assume it would be, it can hold on until the day before I arrive though 
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04-17-2023, 06:32 PM
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Glass is half full hey! I like your take on it. ....... is it time yet??
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Not even... When theres late ice, that glass is full right to the top IMO. I drive by LSL pretty much every day, anxiously watching and hoping it will hang in there, at least untill the second week of May. Seasons where the big lake is still iced in for opening day I almost always rack up greater numbers of trophy pike.
Ice looks pretty good right now but I think I'll be lucky if its still there for the second week of May.
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04-26-2023, 12:33 PM
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Newell
just drove by, all I could see was H2O in liquid form.
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05-05-2023, 07:14 AM
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1 weekend away!
got my bait, my new tiger rod and a full spool of 60 pound braid, almost time for monster hunting to begin! all you Calgarians please start flushing 2 or 3 times, the river needs to do some rising quick! 
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05-05-2023, 07:21 AM
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1 weekend away!
got my bait, my new tiger rod and a full spool of 60 pound braid, almost time for monster hunting to begin! all you Calgarians please start flushing 2 or 3 times, the river needs to do some rising quick! |
I'm ready also. Eagle Lake had about 1/3 ice Tuesday night when I detoured by there, we've had some wind I'll bet it's totally clear!! Almost time!
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