badger lake derby a go next weekend????

vital shok · #1 02-17-2012, 12:11 PM

I heard the ice is extremely sketchy out there.Has anybody heard any info
on the lake just dont want to waste money and time on a lake that could be shore fished.

bucktaker · #2 02-17-2012, 12:45 PM

I will be the guy with the bouy tied to my truck and trailer....fish on!!! Don't think its as bad as people are making it out to be.

buckhunter270 · #3 02-17-2012, 01:04 PM

Last weekend there was 18-20 inches of good ice on the lake by the quonset.But there are a few ice heaves to watch for

usie33 · #4 02-17-2012, 02:44 PM

Ill be heading out there with the truck and ice camper, but im not too sure if ill be pulling on the ice or camping on shore. Im thinking the shore line will be pretty busy...

New Hunter Okotoks · #5 02-17-2012, 03:04 PM

I don't see why they would close the Derby. It's a fishing Derby,not a camping derby. If the ice is safe enough to walk on,it will not be cancelled.

Anyone who has a large trailer or 5th wheel might want to park on the South Berm on Monday though to make sure they have a spot to park!

jacenbeers · #6 02-17-2012, 04:19 PM

I am going to head out to Badger tomorrow but I won't be participating in the derby because I don't have a cooler big enough for the pike I plan to catch.

New Hunter Okotoks · #7 02-17-2012, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by jacenbeers

I am going to head out to Badger tomorrow but I won't be participating in the derby because I don't have a cooler big enough for the pike I plan to catch.

If you have a small sled,you could put enough water to submerge the pike in that.

I have a large enough cooler,I just don't have large enough Pike,LOL!

vital shok · #8 02-21-2012, 10:10 AM

Anybody know if we will be camping on ice this weekend or will we be shore camping looking for a feb 18 19 20 update

anthony5 · #9 02-21-2012, 05:57 PM

Ice is good, three good size ice heaves, one at the boat launch, one at the north end east of the dam and one in the north east corner, not hard to see now but calling for snow this weekend so be careful and good luck

usie33 · #10 02-21-2012, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony5

Ice is good, three good size ice heaves, one at the boat launch, one at the north end east of the dam and one in the north east corner, not hard to see now but calling for snow this weekend so be careful and good luck

Thanks for the info, do you know how thick it was? How was the fishing if you dont mind sharing?

Fish-killer · #11 02-21-2012, 06:54 PM

Weather is looking pretty cold this weekend!
-18c saturday and -26 on sunday!

Pack warm guys!

anthony5 · #12 02-21-2012, 08:38 PM

usie33, didn't go fishing sat, snow blowing around and a large breaker where I wanted to fish

Went to Travers and caught eye's instead

Derby buddy was out there and 19-20", should gain another 1" by Fri but still be cautious

Fish-killer · #13 02-21-2012, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony5

usie33, didn't go fishing sat, snow blowing around and a large breaker where I wanted to fish

Went to Travers and caught eye's instead

Derby buddy was out there and 19-20", should gain another 1" by Fri but still be cautious

Well on the negative bright side, You have alot of people willing to help you if you fall in!

Looper · #14 02-21-2012, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish-killer

Weather is looking pretty cold this weekend!
-18c saturday and -26 on sunday!

Pack warm guys!

Which forecast are you checking? i don't see anything close to that cold.

Fished it since the first one, when it was ran out of the Commercial Hotel in Lomond, '85 I think it was. Several times there's been alot of open water. It's never been called off for that reason.

Once, we camped on the ice on the east shoreline. The middle was wide open. Wind blew so hard there was whitecaps which must have carried on under the ice as you could feel the waves standing on it. The fishing at Badger has been pretty poor since about 1990 compared to it's early days of impoundment, which I think was '81. At least for me and I was raised 15 mins South.

Looper

anthony5 · #15 02-21-2012, 09:35 PM

Fishkiller, whats up??

Fish-killer · #16 02-21-2012, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Looper

Which forecast are you checking? i don't see anything close to that cold.

Fished it since the first one, when it was ran out of the Commercial Hotel in Lomond, '85 I think it was. Several times there's been alot of open water. It's never been called off for that reason.

Once, we camped on the ice on the east shoreline. The middle was wide open. Wind blew so hard there was whitecaps which must have carried on under the ice as you could feel the waves standing on it. The fishing at Badger has been pretty poor since about 1990 compared to it's early days of impoundment, which I think was '81. At least for me and I was raised 15 mins South.

Looper

Calgary!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caab0049

Lomond!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caab0198

There is the link to the 14 day trend!

usie33 · #17 02-21-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony5

usie33, didn't go fishing sat, snow blowing around and a large breaker where I wanted to fish

Went to Travers and caught eye's instead

Derby buddy was out there and 19-20", should gain another 1" by Fri but still be cautious

No worries, thanks for the info. Going to be pulling the ice trailer on the ice to camp for the weekend, but 20" is a decent amount, hope theres not too much snow so we can see those cracks. Can you still drive on that north-east corner or is the crack a ways out?

anthony5 · #18 02-21-2012, 10:27 PM

usie33, your good to go as long as your not going to cross the main outlet canal to the south

usie33 · #19 02-21-2012, 10:35 PM

Thanks anthony appreciate it.

harrydude · #20 02-21-2012, 10:47 PM

How's the south east corner?

anthony5 · #21 02-21-2012, 11:00 PM

As of Sat everything south of the boat launch was in good shape, don't no about access points in SE corner, but ice cond were good

Fish-killer · #22 02-21-2012, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony5

Fishkiller, whats up??

Hey buddy what's up?

anthony5 · #23 02-21-2012, 11:04 PM

Negative bright side?

Fish-killer · #24 02-22-2012, 01:03 AM

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Originally Posted by anthony5

Negative bright side?

OTHER THAN negative BAD SIDE !? LOL
-DEATH!

vital shok · #25 02-22-2012, 06:52 AM

Thanks for all the updates good luck to all.

MoFugger21 · #26 02-22-2012, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish-killer

Weather is looking pretty cold this weekend!
-18c saturday and -26 on sunday!

Pack warm guys!

Fail. Looks like a decent weekend to me!
http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/..._metric_e.html

As long as it's not like 3 or so years ago, when it was ~ -30 in the morning with the wind blowing, I'll be a happy camper. I was baiting hooks in the in truck that year, cause they were freezing to my fingers when doing it outside, lol. That year was too damn cold!

Fish-killer · #27 02-22-2012, 11:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Fish-killer

Calgary!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caab0049

Lomond!
http://www.theweathernetwork.com/fourteenday/caab0198

There is the link to the 14 day trend!

Well it has changed. Looks like -8 on Saturday and -18 on Sunday.

BTW LOMOND IS CLOSER TO BADGER THEN BROOKS!
fail!

MoFugger21 · #28 02-22-2012, 12:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Fish-killer

Well it has changed. Looks like -8 on Saturday and -18 on Sunday.

BTW LOMOND IS CLOSER TO BADGER THEN BROOKS!
fail!

WHAT??? NO WAY?? I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE AROUND TO INFORM ME OF THAT...................

Please find the Lomond forecast on this website... --> http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/canada_e.html
Guess I could have used Vauxhall instead of Brooks, but it's all gonna be relatively the same --> http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/..._metric_e.html

And no, the forecast has not changed that drastically over night, lol. You were just wrong with your temperatures, believe me, I looked and thought you were crazy last night too...

Big difference on the weather network forecast of the two (Brooks & Lomond) for the weekend...... Sigh...

Brooks via the weather network:

Lomond via the weather network: