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05-28-2012, 11:27 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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Cold Lake
Does anyone know if the ice is off the lake? And are the lakers still deep?
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05-30-2012, 01:48 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Stettler County
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Is the ice gone
Not much discussion here about Cold Lake lately, Anyone know if the ice is gone yet? Anxious to get the boat wet,
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05-30-2012, 07:39 AM
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Join Date: May 2012
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Ice has been gone for a long time. Fished it May long weekend with no ice on the lake. Caught 6, 2 down 90 feet in 150 feet and 4 down 150 feet in about 200 feet of water.
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05-30-2012, 08:16 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Edmonton
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Cold Lake Ice never really leaves the lake. I think it sinks!!
BW
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05-30-2012, 08:36 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
Location: Edmonton
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Was there the weekend before last...ice was gone and lakers were deep.
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05-30-2012, 09:02 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
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I ran up last night after work and the fish were running in the 60-80 foot range. And I got skunked....
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05-30-2012, 11:38 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Camrose
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Hmm
Haven't used downriggers hardly at all this year! Was out last Friday again, and still catching in 9-11' of water....
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05-30-2012, 12:31 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2007
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cold lake lakers are all over the depth chart right now.
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06-07-2012, 08:43 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
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I'm thinking of going out saturday.(never been) I wanna hook some lakers. Any advice on what part of the lake and lures to try? I'm coming in from the south.
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06-07-2012, 08:58 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: LLoydminster
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stally77
I'm thinking of going out saturday.(never been) I wanna hook some lakers. Any advice on what part of the lake and lures to try? I'm coming in from the south.
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So is the rain !
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06-08-2012, 05:04 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Teamprotz
So is the rain !
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Thanks for the great advice. Down in the south here, we don't quite have the tecnologies as the north. Never would have figured that out?......... thanks again.
Last edited by Stally77; 06-08-2012 at 05:09 PM.
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06-08-2012, 05:06 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
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We cancelled our trip up there also because of the weather.
Its the wind on those big lakes that will get you .
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06-08-2012, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: May 2011
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So I'll come up the next weekend. Still looking for a better awnser than that.
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06-08-2012, 10:39 PM
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Thanks. I was planning on trolling spoons and crank baits. Thanks again.
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06-09-2012, 01:13 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Edmonton
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Stally keep your eyes on your fishfinder and look for bait balls, and biggger arches nearby, below, or way below. If you have dual frequency ability on your fishfinder, you should be able to see your downrigger ball, etc. You should also be able to see the big arches move up to take a run at your lure. If you see fish moving up to take a look, you want to speed up or turn your boat to change the speed of your lure to get the chasing fish to commit and bite. For most consistent results you'll want to be around the thermocline, which you should be able to see on fishfinder cranked, at somewhere between 30 and 50 feet deep, over whatever depth of water. This should also b where you see the baitballs. best colours are chartreuse when sun isnt directly overhead, and silver when sun directly overhead in sky. Old favourites the FST in chartreuse with pink spots, my favourite big flatfish in silver, chartreuse, etc.
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Originally Posted by Stally77
Thanks. I was planning on trolling spoons and crank baits. Thanks again.
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06-09-2012, 01:32 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Edmonton
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you can also longline with silver and chartreuse plugs or spoons running around 10 feet deep, harder to find fish to start but check with guys in store at Marina, they should be able to help with a starting point, wont see fish on finder but if you find em should be a consistent bite, if you wanna learn about jigging for lakers (few do this in open water at Cold Lake), check out a recent article at outdoorcanada.ca, lots of good info in there,
WEAR A LIFEJACKET AT ALL TIMES ON COLD LAKE. PERIOD.
Good luck and let us know how it worked for you.
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06-09-2012, 09:31 AM
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Location: Red Deer
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Do any of you fish for Walleye in Cold Lake?If so what to use and where to start.I have not ever fished that lake.
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06-09-2012, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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There are no walleye in Cold Lake....I repeat no walleye in Cold Lake...just Lake trout and the odd white sucker...
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06-09-2012, 10:00 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Red Deer
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Quote:
Originally Posted by saskfly
There are no walleye in Cold Lake....I repeat no walleye in Cold Lake...just Lake trout and the odd white sucker...
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I hope you didnt sneak those out of the Alberta side.LOL
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06-09-2012, 10:08 AM
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I repeat none...no walleye in Cold Lake...
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06-09-2012, 11:45 AM
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How rough does it get on cold? I have a 17' Deep v boat. Smokercraft Pro angler 172 with 115. Should handle it pretty good eh?
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06-09-2012, 01:33 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2011
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I have a 17' Lund with a 115. I was on it last year in about 3-4 footers and the boat can handle it, the only problem is the waves are wider apart on cold lake. As you are going down one the other is ready to come over your bow on a 17'. Not saying you can't do it, but it is no fun fishing in and it was only moderately windy that day. Cold lake demands a lot of respect.
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06-09-2012, 02:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2009
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I have a 12 foot aluminum powered by a 34 lb thrust trolling motor. Used with a little common sense it works fine but then that seems harder and harder for people to come by these days. Just watch the weather and know when to call it quits...and no, I don't head out into the big part of the lake, just the brothels and ***** houses !!
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06-09-2012, 03:19 PM
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yeah i'm not real keen on rough water. Got caught in a pretty good one up in Cree Lake Sk. Was pretty intense, but we made it back to camp in a 16' guide boat with a 25 hp merc! Yikes don't wanna go through that again! Might be a little bit of a chicken **** now?
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06-10-2012, 08:24 AM
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Location: northeast alberta
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Ice is still on. Lakers are all over the place right now, depth wise that is. But if you want real big ones, go deep. If you want good action fish surface to 75ft ish. Right now though is prime time to get the other species(pike and walleye), so try for them too while out here. The lake has been mirror like the last few days.
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06-10-2012, 08:52 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by laker
Ice is still on. Lakers are all over the place right now, depth wise that is. But if you want real big ones, go deep. If you want good action fish surface to 75ft ish. Right now though is prime time to get the other species(pike and walleye), so try for them too while out here. The lake has been mirror like the last few days.
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Ummm, which lake still has the ice on? Cold?
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06-10-2012, 08:54 AM
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Won't be open till Canada day...
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06-10-2012, 09:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by laker
Ice is still on. Lakers are all over the place right now, depth wise that is. But if you want real big ones, go deep. If you want good action fish surface to 75ft ish. Right now though is prime time to get the other species(pike and walleye), so try for them too while out here. The lake has been mirror like the last few days.
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Im not really picking up what your throwng down in this message? LOL. The Ice is still on? The lake has been mirror like the last few days? HUH?
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06-10-2012, 10:23 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: LLoydminster
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Lake is huge and round. 300+ feet deep. If its windy , it gets rough just like any other lake. Not many places to hide.
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