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12-07-2017, 04:12 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Calgary
Posts: 936
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Anyone been to Spray Lakes yet?
If you have, how thick was the ice at the boat launch?
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12-07-2017, 09:05 PM
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Join Date: May 2013
Posts: 123
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Just froze over Saturday.havent been since
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12-08-2017, 09:47 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rocky View County AB.
Posts: 3,557
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I was there last Wednesday and it was open shore to shore one end of the lake to the other.
Do not bother till after Xmas is my advise
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12-09-2017, 01:41 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 633
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My dad and uncle were considering fishing Spray on Tuesday. I'll tell them to wait a while by the sounds of it.
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12-10-2017, 04:07 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: ‘Berta
Posts: 86
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Went this aft, fished well. 5-6” from the driftwood launch all the way out.
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12-10-2017, 05:37 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rocky View County AB.
Posts: 3,557
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That I find very interesting that it could grow to 6" all across in a matter of 10 days when the temp continues on the way above normal scale. But it is a very high elevation so anything is possible.
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12-10-2017, 06:46 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Edmonton
Posts: 5,174
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How is it that Spray was not already frozen when everything else has been frozen for weeks? I know guys have been fishing Kananaskis already so must be something specific to Spray?
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12-10-2017, 10:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2016
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Driftwood is frozen, or at least frozen enough to walk a few feet out onto the ice. Saw a few groups out there fishing near to the shore. Rest of the lake down towards Sparrowhawk is still mostly open. Ice is patchy. Shallows starting to freeze, middle still pretty much open.
Curious what guys would be catching near Driftwood since it's fairly shallow around that area. Is it lakers or whites mostly? Saw them and figured it was a waste of time as I've only ever caught fish there in 75 to 120 FOW.
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12-11-2017, 09:25 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Calgary
Posts: 267
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RavYak
How is it that Spray was not already frozen when everything else has been frozen for weeks? I know guys have been fishing Kananaskis already so must be something specific to Spray?
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There was a pretty significant temperature inversion for some of those cold weeks earlier in the fall that froze up lower elevation lakes. Spray probably didn't see as much cold as Lower K for example. That said, it's rarely frozen up much before December anyways, but the recent heat is certainly exacerbating the issue.
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12-11-2017, 04:33 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: pigeon lake
Posts: 1,578
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RavYak
How is it that Spray was not already frozen when everything else has been frozen for weeks? I know guys have been fishing Kananaskis already so must be something specific to Spray?
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wind, been there in mid jan and the ice was turning liquid from the chinook winds
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12-11-2017, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Calgary
Posts: 267
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Quote:
Originally Posted by RavYak
How is it that Spray was not already frozen when everything else has been frozen for weeks? I know guys have been fishing Kananaskis already so must be something specific to Spray?
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Not to mention that it's also much bigger than the Kananaskis Lakes too.
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12-11-2017, 06:44 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Edmonton
Posts: 5,174
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Turns out the guy I thought was at Kananaskis was elsewhere so my comment about ice there might have been off base.
I know Abraham stays open because of the wind but didn't realize Spray was anywhere near that windy.
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12-12-2017, 11:14 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 115
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tips for lakers?
Anyone toss out some tips for a first timer going after non-stocked lakers.
Done the cheese and corn thing lots at stocked lakes.
Thinking a tube with a chunk of smelt/herring around 30-50ft.. am I way off base?
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12-12-2017, 12:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: sw calgary
Posts: 159
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Likely twise that depth.
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12-12-2017, 12:32 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Edmonton
Posts: 5,174
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Try all depths and fish both the bottom and mid column cause you never know where you might find them hanging out.
Flasher makes a huge difference for lakers, if you aren't marking then move.
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12-12-2017, 02:44 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Rocky View County AB.
Posts: 3,557
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DeltaDee
Anyone toss out some tips for a first timer going after non-stocked lakers.
Done the cheese and corn thing lots at stocked lakes.
Thinking a tube with a chunk of smelt/herring around 30-50ft.. am I way off base?
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Smelt on a glow jig fished more in the 70-100 FOW Chubby Dartar is also very good on the odd day. Best fishn is first light till about 12
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12-13-2017, 07:59 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2011
Posts: 115
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Thanks all!
Be out there Sunday, heard the first boat launch was around 5" last weekend.
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12-13-2017, 09:55 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Canmore
Posts: 4,752
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The skating is terrific at Spray Lakes right now. The lake froze with no wind so it's like a sheet of glass and you can skate forever!
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12-13-2017, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Kipp's Crossing
Posts: 182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thumper
The skating is terrific at Spray Lakes right now. The lake froze with no wind so it's like a sheet of glass and you can skate forever!
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Saw this today on a buddy's Facebook feed... looks awesome
https://www.facebook.com/jeff.glynn....33?pnref=story
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