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Old 06-28-2018, 09:46 AM
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Everybody always seem to want fishing reports from all the different lakes, so let's do something a bit different.

With all the unseasonably warm temps so far this June, I suspect we may see a lot of more algae blooms developing earlier than normal. So,,,,Why not start a thread giving reports on algae conditions?

I'll start,,,

On the weekend, Moose Lake was blooming,,, shoreline areas were getting pretty thick depending on the wind direction. Other areas mid lake were not too bad yet.

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Old 06-28-2018, 10:12 AM
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Vincent Lake and Lake Isle have been issued blue-green warnings
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Old 07-26-2018, 02:10 PM
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Add the following:
Stoney Lake
Alix Lake
Murray Lake Res.
Moose Lake (Bonnyville)
Wapasu Lake
Lac La Nonne

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Old 07-26-2018, 02:15 PM
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Lac La Biche
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Old 07-26-2018, 02:18 PM
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Old 07-26-2018, 02:50 PM
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Was nice and clear on the SW side as of July 14th, haven't been back since
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Old 07-26-2018, 09:50 PM
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Was on wabamun 2 days ago.. nice and clear
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Old 07-26-2018, 10:16 PM
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I was told Calling is pea soup, not long before the blue shows up.
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Old 07-27-2018, 06:04 AM
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Was at pigeon two weeks ago and its starting to get green but seen nothing floating yet.
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Old 07-27-2018, 12:46 PM
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Was at pigeon two weeks ago and its starting to get green but seen nothing floating yet.
Yep, same just from past Wednesday, still fine. It might have been warm in June but the overnight temps have been largely single digit for the past two weeks. No real hot spells since then. Should be a fine year.
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Old 07-27-2018, 01:18 PM
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Just finished a session on buffalo and it's good. At least the north and east shores anyways.
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Old 07-27-2018, 01:30 PM
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Peanut and Cross Lakes added for BGA advisories
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Old 07-27-2018, 01:46 PM
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I was told Calling is pea soup, not long before the blue shows up.
I was there Wednesday evening and they have the blue/green warning sign up and the green slick was starting to build up around the boat launch. Won't be long and it'll be thick and stinky just like last year.
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Old 07-27-2018, 02:17 PM
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Stoney Lake
Alix Lake
Murray Lake Res.
Moose Lake (Bonnyville)
Wapasu Lake
Lac La Nonne

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I was at Lac La Nonne last weekend. I never saw blue/green, water was clear where we were fishing.
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Old 07-27-2018, 03:34 PM
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I was at Lac La Nonne last weekend. I never saw blue/green, water was clear where we were fishing.
Hmm, well AHS only issued the advisory yesterday, so things may have changed I guess
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Old 07-27-2018, 06:48 PM
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I was there Wednesday evening and they have the blue/green warning sign up and the green slick was starting to build up around the boat launch. Won't be long and it'll be thick and stinky just like last year.


There are starting to be lots of neon blue gobs of algae showing up. Rock Island is also turning pretty green.
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Old 07-27-2018, 10:57 PM
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I fished Pigeon yesterday and today. Today actually circled the entire lake on a "cottage tour". I was surprised how much thicker the algae was today compared to yesterday. I didn't see any sign of BGA yet, but I'm confident it will soon be here as well. On a positive note, the algae hasn't affected the fishing at all!



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Old 07-28-2018, 09:57 AM
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CVR some green floating around not too thick and not over the entire lake. Will be there on Monday and see if it gets worse


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Old 07-28-2018, 10:06 AM
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Here is calling at the northwest corner. Most of the lake is okay but he n.w is thick.
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Old 07-28-2018, 10:11 AM
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And the blue green is here In the n.w corner too (calling lake)
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Old 07-28-2018, 03:48 PM
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Algae in front of the townsit at Calling but the fishing is very good for no wind and 30 Celsius.
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Old 07-28-2018, 05:09 PM
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Wabamun Getting Green July 28 !
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Old 07-30-2018, 07:15 AM
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Pigeon is getting thick in places. Fishing On the 29th was slow. While cruising around to cool off , we noticed a few dead whites floating around.
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Old 07-30-2018, 08:06 AM
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Vincent Lake and Lake Isle have been issued blue-green warnings
Was at Vincent this last weekend. Tried fishing off the boat dock but only lasted 1/2 hour. 😡
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Old 07-30-2018, 08:58 AM
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Starting at Pine Coulee and the water seems to be getting lower. No chance of a boat dock this yr.
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Old 07-30-2018, 10:26 AM
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Wabamun Getting Green July 28 !
Yeah, starting to look like pea soup, surface temp yesterday was 78F near Fallis
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Old 07-30-2018, 12:45 PM
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Baptiste has algae as well
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Old 07-30-2018, 04:32 PM
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Starting to pile up, link
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Old 07-30-2018, 06:09 PM
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Starting at Pine Coulee and the water seems to be getting lower. No chance of a boat dock this yr.
Off topic but pine coulee has to be the worst managed reservoir around. Between the walleye waste of time and the terrible water levels, it is super frustrating.
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Old 07-30-2018, 06:28 PM
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Starting at Pine Coulee and the water seems to be getting lower. No chance of a boat dock this yr.
x2...Took my Son out and spent the night and did some shore fishing....No one was catching anything...Driving home and going over the bridge, noticed an algae bloom on the NW side of the bridge....
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