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Old 01-14-2008, 08:48 PM
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Default the best walleye lake in alberta

What is in your guys opinion the best walleye lake in Alberta?
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Old 01-14-2008, 08:52 PM
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Default Calling, of course.

To many great days with too many big fish to vote otherwise.

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Old 01-14-2008, 09:18 PM
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I think Pigeon. Last year we were having 75-100 walleye days. Great for kids!
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Old 01-14-2008, 09:20 PM
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A better question would be what lake is best for big walleye
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Old 01-14-2008, 10:05 PM
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Default Best Lake, big....

If you do some work try Chin Coulee or Traverse.
Chin may be the next record fish according to some of the fish bio guys.
Netting and catching shows it has many monsters as well as many smaller ones. Traverse has been known for biggies as well. We fish CV more regular being closer to home but we go to Chine when we want to catch many and monsters.
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Old 01-14-2008, 10:16 PM
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Default Chin and Travers

Caught a 9 1/2 pounder out of Travers in 02. I fished Chin for the first time at the tourney last summer and there were some hogs pulled out. I finished in 11th place. We caught well over 60 fish each day. We just couldn't get into the bigger ones. One more legal would have taken us to at least 8th place. The bad news is that I had one massive take. Pulled the hook straight on me after not gaining any ground on him in 3 or 4 minutes. I mean not even a foot did he give me. Who knows where that fish would have put us.
I will also put in a good word for Crawling. I have a hard time catching as many quality fish in other lakes as I do at Crawling. Having days in excess of 60 or 70 fish isn't uncommon. Many of these fish are breaking the 25 inch mark each day also.
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Old 01-14-2008, 11:41 PM
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Sylvan is starting to become a good Walleye fishery, we had awesome days out at Pigeon but Sylvan wasn't to far behind
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Old 01-15-2008, 02:23 AM
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cant beat the walleye in tobin lake saskatchewan,,ooops went back and read the title in alberta,.oh well its still a awsome walleye lake

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Old 01-15-2008, 08:51 AM
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In my experience North Wabasca. Fished it a few times and always good numbers and quality. Wadlin lake up north used to be real good until it overpopulated. These are just waters from my experience I haven't fished a lot of the more popular walleye holes.
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Old 01-15-2008, 09:01 AM
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Being a Sask boy, and doing most of my fishing there, I've only ever fished Crawling Valley, but I have to say, it's an impressive lake.

Generally good weather, lots of structure, nice weed edges, good pike spots, and some truly great walleye fishing. My wife and I had days of well over 75-100 fish each. It was better than the fly in trips I paid big $$$$ for in northern Sask. For action filled days or family fishing, it's hard to beat. The only downside is, I've never caught anything over 5-6lbs.

For the chance at a true trophy that isn't a 2 day drive away (Tobin), IMHO, you can't beat Last Mountain. Fishing "The Mountain" in the fall is paradise, every bite could be a 14-15lb walleye, and if you get on the right spot, most bites will be 7-8lbs+, and the action will be steady. You even get some real nice pike, 15-20lb'ers, thrown in to keep you honest.

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Old 01-15-2008, 10:33 AM
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Lesser Slave. Limit was put down to one this year, but you can wear yourself out catching them. Lots of huge ones - you need to target them specifically. Great big pike and perch as well
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Old 01-15-2008, 10:49 AM
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cant beat the walleye in tobin lake saskatchewan,,ooops went back and read the title in alberta,.oh well its still a awsome walleye lake
2 For Tobin Alberta should have bought it before the Sask Boom started
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Old 01-15-2008, 11:02 AM
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Its not uncommon to pull 9 pounders out of Lesser Slave all tho it is getting more difficult the last few years.. Winifred lake still holds some awesome Walleye and putting a dozen a day in the boat in the 5# -8# range is not that uncommon but getting harder.. Touchwood lake a non retention lake for Walleye holds some absolute hogs its not uncommon to pull a 8# fish out of her,, and be able to put 50 + fish a day in the boat,, not sure why its non retention would have to ask the experts... But the ultimate A.B. lake for hogs would have to be Seibert,, you may not be able to put a 100 fish in the boat in a day but you can bring up a dozen in the 4# - 8# range heck I've done it through the ice... Give me a northern lake any day,, just better healthier looking fish...
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Old 01-15-2008, 11:29 AM
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My vote in the south would have to be chin , 2 years ago we fished almost every res. in the south and the #'s and the size were the best in chin ,9.2 lbs .biggest
I have 20 plus walleyes over eight out of man/sask biggest 14.9 out of Pine Falls Man. Havent done much north of calgary , only really started fishing eyes 2 years ago here in Alberta , looking forward to a few road trips
in 08....Chin was like Lake-O- Woods only never got lost....
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:07 PM
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2 For Tobin Alberta should have bought it before the Sask Boom started
lol i did, i loved it so much there i bought a house right on the resort there.
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Old 01-15-2008, 07:30 PM
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I'm not a huge walleye angler but have had some luck in the Chin system with decent eyes (25-27''). I've never got a real big one. Most of the big eyes I've seen caught came from the South Saskatchewan River system. The spots i fish the walleye have averaged around 4-5 lbs and 26-27'' over the past 4 to 5 years. I've had a few big ones to shore with my netting being the missing component of the catch. I'll have to try a few more of these mentioned lakes in the future, they're a fun fish to catch and new lakes are always fun.
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Old 01-15-2008, 11:28 PM
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lol i did, i loved it so much there i bought a house right on the resort there.
I heard Tobin has logs in it?
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