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Who's hitting the Hard water this weekend?
Still 3 feet of ice on some lakes up north...110cm in one spot on Sturgeon.
Top 5-12" is starting to rot. No flood water yet 
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04-08-2011, 11:18 PM
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Now that my flu is starting to fade away, Im thinking of checking out Newell this weekend again, but I find the ice rots from the bottom up, at least it did last winter. I lost a very nice fish that hit two different times because it tore the hook out as soon as it got an angle on the bottom of the hole and snagged on the rough edges. I did figure out how to beat that though. Only problem is getting through the mud to get to the shore now . 
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04-09-2011, 12:58 AM
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I'll be at pigeon in 5 hrs
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04-09-2011, 12:01 PM
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I went out Thursday with 3 other forum members and will be on the ice tomorrow morning. Theres still fish to be had out there.
Can't wait for the open water season to get out in the boat though.
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04-09-2011, 12:06 PM
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Working on the boat instead. Probably would have taken the boy out for some early season pike on Sturgeon if I had them this weekend.
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04-09-2011, 02:32 PM
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i put a couple ice cubes in my diet pepsi... waiting for the deer steaks to marinate
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04-09-2011, 03:12 PM
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Im Done, I refuse to Ice fish in April!!!!! going to hit a river with the fly rod.
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04-09-2011, 05:57 PM
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Went to spray with a few other forum members today. Fishing was a little slow but between us we still got 6 to take home.
There was 1-2 feet of fresh snow and 4-6 feet of flood water so as others mentioned it was a tough walk, especially to the far side. But the ice was still at least 30" thick with only the top couple inches rotten so there will still be ice for a while to come.
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04-09-2011, 08:08 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iliketrout
Went to spray with a few other forum members today. Fishing was a little slow but between us we still got 6 to take home.
There was 1-2 feet of fresh snow and 4-6 feet of flood water so as others mentioned it was a tough walk, especially to the far side. But the ice was still at least 30" thick with only the top couple inches rotten so there will still be ice for a while to come.
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thats a lot of flood water, did you take a boat? 
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04-09-2011, 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by WayneChristie
thats a lot of flood water, did you take a boat? |
I'd need a scuba outfit...
WC did you icefish Newell today?
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04-09-2011, 08:18 PM
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didnt do Newell, still not back to normal from the flu, whatever normal is for me  did go to the Hat , the Bow is open downstream from me, and wide open in Medicine Hat, maybe spring is actually on the way??? Clocked a robin on the way to work Friday with the car, and a meadowlark today with the truck, so bird season is definitely on the way dont know what it is with the kamikaze birds around here, I seem to hit at least 10 a week. and thats trying to avoid them!
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04-09-2011, 08:21 PM
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Unfortunately, I probably won't be hitting hard water anymore this season beacause I have too bloody much work and repairs to catch up on. 
Oh well, I guess procrastinating on the repairs through the winter allowed me to get out onto the ice throughout the winter though.
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04-09-2011, 08:23 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WayneChristie
thats a lot of flood water, did you take a boat? |
is right haha! 4" inches, Wayne, you should know how much that is 
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04-09-2011, 08:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WayneChristie
didnt do Newell, still not back to normal from the flu, whatever normal is for me did go to the Hat , the Bow is open downstream from me, and wide open in Medicine Hat, maybe spring is actually on the way??? Clocked a robin on the way to work Friday with the car, and a meadowlark today with the truck, so bird season is definitely on the way dont know what it is with the kamikaze birds around here, I seem to hit at least 10 a week. and thats trying to avoid them! |
open a in open water...not open to fish ...right?
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04-09-2011, 08:46 PM
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open a in open water...not open to fish ...right?
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yah unfortunately not open to fish yet. this lake is tho, but no open water on it yet except for a little band on one shore.
tell me the name of it and win a cookie
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04-09-2011, 08:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WayneChristie
yah unfortunately not open to fish yet. this lake is tho, but no open water on it yet except for a little band on one shore.
tell me the name of it and win a cookie
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is that the lake where your truck pretended it was a igloo this winter?
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04-09-2011, 08:59 PM
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lake X ill PM you my add lol
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04-09-2011, 09:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iliketrout
Went to spray with a few other forum members today. Fishing was a little slow but between us we still got 6 to take home.
There was 1-2 feet of fresh snow and 4-6 feet of flood water so as others mentioned it was a tough walk, especially to the far side. But the ice was still at least 30" thick with only the top couple inches rotten so there will still be ice for a while to come.
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Im going back for some more open water fishing...im done with ice
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04-09-2011, 09:15 PM
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Originally Posted by chubbdarter
is that the lake where your truck pretended it was a igloo this winter?
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nah, this is one of the 10 they opened to year-round last season. dont even know if there are any fish in it, but I plan on finding out when the ice is gone.
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04-09-2011, 09:16 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iliketrout
is right haha! 4" inches, Wayne, you should know how much that is |
told you to shut the tent door when you were getting rid of your beer. still having nightmares!!!
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04-11-2011, 04:35 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by iliketrout
is right haha! 4" inches, Wayne, you should know how much that is |
first its good drhu22 didnt post that...
second...wheres the pics? of fishing.
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