 |
|
12-02-2016, 01:10 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Stony Plain.
Posts: 2,491
|
|
2016 Ice updates
I figured we should start this thread so we can help each other out and stay safe.
Was at devils today 5 inches on the south side but didn't venture to far out as I was by myself.
Star Lake looks good there were about 5 people fishing it today
Mink Lake there was one tent set up.
Please keep this thread going
__________________
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
|
12-02-2016, 10:30 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Carvel
Posts: 8
|
|
Was at mink today on the back side ice was 4 inches on the NW side
|
12-03-2016, 02:57 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
Ft sask pond has 4" nice black ice 
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-03-2016, 03:01 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-03-2016, 04:13 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Spruce grove
Posts: 225
|
|
5 inches at star yesterday
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-03-2016, 05:05 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Carvel
Posts: 8
|
|
Went to fallis point today on wab, the middle is still got some water but I was able to go right by camp YoWachas about 4 inches along the shore about 100 ft out
|
12-03-2016, 06:19 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB
Posts: 16,977
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bluZebec
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
How's the bite? I live minutes walk away.. was thinking of drilling a hole in the morning .
__________________
Alberta Bigbore
|
12-03-2016, 06:25 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
Bite was honestly non existent  went and punched about 10 holes around in the shallows all around anywhere from 4'-13' with no sign of fish anywhere. Tried small minnows on size 12 treble as well as dough. Tried small spoon, yellow jig, lindy grub ect and nothin but ice looks to be well on its way now  good 3.5-4" minimum black ice. We just moved here in the summer so haven't been able to figure it out yet lol
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-03-2016, 06:46 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Edmonton, AB
Posts: 16,977
|
|
Right on thanks.
__________________
Alberta Bigbore
|
12-03-2016, 10:41 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
I'll definately be back though cause usually do quite well just not this first time out on the ice  by the way the wind was coming from the east mainly
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-04-2016, 07:01 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: Mountains
Posts: 533
|
|
Went to check out a few of the southern reservoirs today. Macgreagor had some ice in the back bays but lake was wide open. Traverse had a few inches right at the campground and a couple groups fishing it.
__________________
The pike are calling my 5 o diamonds back 
"Theirs a fine Line between fishing and standing on the shore like a dummy" - steven
|
12-05-2016, 09:17 AM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: spruce grove ab
Posts: 130
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bobdep
5 inches at star yesterday
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
how did you do?
|
12-05-2016, 03:41 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Calgary Perchdance
Posts: 18,876
|
|
Cold weather. I can smell the ice fishing in the air!
__________________
It is not the most intellectual of the species that survives; it is not the strongest that survives; but the species that survives is the one that is able best to adapt and adjust to the changing environment in which it finds itself. Charles Darwin
|
12-05-2016, 05:09 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Stony Plain
Posts: 10
|
|
5" of solid black ice on lac ste anne yesterday to about 150 yards off shore. Didn't venture any further due to some sketchy pressure cracks/ heaves.
|
12-05-2016, 09:29 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: West Edmonton
Posts: 5,174
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by dfishman
5" of solid black ice on lac ste anne yesterday to about 150 yards off shore. Didn't venture any further due to some sketchy pressure cracks/ heaves.
|
Be careful on Ste Anne early ice. It is known to have some thin ice spots and even has open water in spots much of the year. The narrows is one bad spot but I believe there are a few more as well.
|
12-05-2016, 10:06 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Stony Plain.
Posts: 2,491
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RavYak
Be careful on Ste Anne early ice. It is known to have some thin ice spots and even has open water in spots much of the year. The narrows is one bad spot but I believe there are a few more as well.
|
There is one over by Yellowstone also
__________________
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
|
12-06-2016, 10:19 AM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 2,499
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by RavYak
Be careful on Ste Anne early ice. It is known to have some thin ice spots and even has open water in spots much of the year. The narrows is one bad spot but I believe there are a few more as well.
|
There are a few springs on this lake. One in west cove about 500 meters from the bridge, Ross haven has one and one west of Val Quentin about 500 meters off shore.
There are more so be aware
|
12-06-2016, 12:33 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 851
|
|
Wow .... So much difference for couple of cold days like this. Does anyone know the ice on little pond such as hermitage?
|
12-06-2016, 11:51 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
Probably close to 6" by now
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-07-2016, 02:48 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 851
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by 1bluZebec
Probably close to 6" by now
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
You mean Hermitage?
|
12-07-2016, 03:27 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Posts: 1,020
|
|
2016 Ice updates
Yeah and any other small stocked trout lakes around Edmonton
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
|
12-07-2016, 04:21 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: High River AB
Posts: 309
|
|
Travers/McGregor reports
Just got in from Travers......4-6 inches near Little Bow Campground where there were about 15 people huddled in tents. Fished the Pillars for whites, saw lots of slabs cruising but couldn't get them to bite. Pulled in a bunch of walleyes and a small pike on whitefish rigs(fun but damn they need a slot limit for eyes instead of 0 retention). Drove up to the spillway but the ice looks sketchy so I didn't attempt any holes and I saw no sign of anyone having been on the ice.
Went to McGregor on the way home and drilled several holes near the boat launch and a bit farther south by where the canal enters the lake....only 2-3 inches ice which is out of my 300# comfort zone so I didn't drop a line. There were two guys fishing the dam, don't know how they made out. A couple more days before I risk it. I expect both lakes will be busy this weekend
__________________
 (Piper)
"The dog represents all that is best in man."
- Etienne Charlet -
|
12-07-2016, 07:07 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Edmonton Ab.
Posts: 1,417
|
|
4" at the narrows of St Anne the other day about 50ft from the open water
|
12-07-2016, 08:17 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2016
Posts: 12
|
|
Wabamun....
Went to Fallis point tuesday at the YO WO CAS camp side as it was more sheltered from the brutal windchill. Ice 200ft out was 8.5" and 9" in between there and shore. Nice clear black ice. Caught some pike and walleye but nothing huge. It was nice to get out and fish.... and send my buddy out to look for thin ice....
|
12-08-2016, 12:07 PM
|
 |
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: 204
Posts: 5,432
|
|
9" nice ice at the coronation dam right now
__________________
"I like to quote my own quotes" ~ Dewey Cox
|
12-08-2016, 10:36 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Edmonton
Posts: 2,499
|
|
Was working out at Lac Ste Anne today. Looks like there is a big ice heave out by the island again this year. I didn't got on the lake so no ice info
|
12-09-2016, 07:36 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Stony Plain.
Posts: 2,491
|
|
10 inches on devils today
__________________
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
|
12-09-2016, 07:40 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: High River AB
Posts: 309
|
|
Travers
Another trip to Travers today...Little Bow campground...8 inches of ice and I saw a car drive on the ice by the swim floats...crazy.
Fishing for whites was slow, only managed 1 keeper. Walleye were biting everything I dropped down the hole including wire worms so there was never a dull moment. A large school of perch showed at around one o'clock but none were of any size...3 inches was the biggest I landed...a whale I know lol
Should be a good weekend for those of you who are lucky enough to have jobs and can only get out on the weekends, my unemployed butt will be back out On Monday.
Tight lines 
__________________
(Piper)
"The dog represents all that is best in man."
- Etienne Charlet -
|
12-10-2016, 03:12 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Stony Plain.
Posts: 2,491
|
|
Drove out to lac ste Anne today and there's guy's driving on already. I sure wouldn'tbe driving on.
[IMG]  [/IMG]
__________________
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the fear has gone there will be nothing. Only I will remain."
|
12-10-2016, 05:30 PM
|
|
|
|
Join Date: Jan 2010
Posts: 587
|
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by sureshot
Drove out to lac ste Anne today and there's guy's driving on already. I sure wouldn'tbe driving on.
[IMG] [/IMG] |
That's insanity.
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 08:32 PM.
|
Linear Mode
