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Old 01-14-2014, 08:29 PM
wideload wideload is offline
 
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Default Medicine Hat ice fishing

I have to go to the hat for a week and would like to do some fishing wile I am there. It's been awhile since I was down there and I don't remember any lakes just want to know how to get to them and species of fish and ice conditions any info will be very helpful as I don't like to drive that far as well
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Old 01-14-2014, 09:24 PM
Fish-Taco Fish-Taco is offline
 
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Rattlesnake lake aka sauder: pike, walleye, perch, burbot, whitefish. 20 mins from the hat. Take highway 3 to holsom road just passed the nissan dealership. Follow the signs.

Elkwater lake: pike & perch
Spruce coulee: brook trout, artic grayling
Reesor lake: suckers and rainbow
Take highwat 41 south and follow signs to all 3

Michelle lake: rainbow
Take eagle bute road south from the dunmore coop and follow signs

Cavan lake: rainbow
Take highway 1 east from the city and follow signs

Newell lake: pike, walleye, perch, burbot, whitefish
Take highway 1 west to brooks and follow signs

40 mile res: pike, walleye, perch, burbot, whitefish
Take highway 3 west to just past bow island and follow signs


Hope this helps. Happy fishing

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Old 01-14-2014, 09:26 PM
Fish-Taco Fish-Taco is offline
 
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Ice is at least a foot on all the lakes id say by this time of year. I know rattlesnake was 12-14" a couple weeks ago but that was before this warm snap
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Old 01-14-2014, 11:45 PM
brobinson brobinson is offline
 
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Fished rattlesnake on Saturday, ice was 23" at the back, past the narrows.
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Old 01-15-2014, 10:34 PM
marauder11 marauder11 is offline
 
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Fished Michelle Sunday ice was plenty thick at least 18 inches .

Good luck and leave some for us
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Old 01-16-2014, 07:55 AM
cdkeim cdkeim is offline
 
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Did you have any luck on Michelle? Was thinking about heading there.
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