cold lake access

brohymn2 · #1 01-30-2014, 02:55 PM

where does the road on cold lake start, I heard from the provincial park is good, is that frenchmans bay?, never been to cold lake before and im heading up in the morning, id like to minimize the screwing around and get to fishing

appreciate the help

thanks

Mike_W · #2 01-30-2014, 04:00 PM

To get to the lake you can continue straight and you run into the lake / marina or between the new and old portion of cold lake there is a set of lights turn right and follow the road through a semi residential area past a school and eventually to the provincial park just follow the main loop or signs to the PP boat launch. The provincial park boat launch accesses the lake in Frenchmans bay.

brohymn2 · #3 01-30-2014, 04:04 PM

cool thanks

browning375 · #4 01-30-2014, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by brohymn2

where does the road on cold lake start, I heard from the provincial park is good, is that frenchmans bay?, never been to cold lake before and im heading up in the morning, id like to minimize the screwing around and get to fishing

appreciate the help

thanks

see you out there tomorrow, be rolling in a 2014 blue f250. Hopefully we will be fishing by noon if my crew doesnt fart around too much in the morning! lol!

brohymn2 · #5 01-30-2014, 04:11 PM

sweet, ill be in the black Nissan titan, should be out there around 6 am depending on road conditions

CNP · #6 01-30-2014, 04:11 PM

Red Dodge Ram 2500 with matching canopy.......not arriving there at 0600.

Mike_W · #7 01-30-2014, 04:30 PM

6 am is still pretty dark

brohymn2 · #8 01-30-2014, 04:31 PM

ya it si,but you know what they say, early bird gets the worm

Buck9 · #9 01-30-2014, 05:35 PM

Be there on ranger and blue tent by 9am.

brohymn2 · #10 01-30-2014, 05:42 PM

I may or may not have my 6 man tent deployed

pikehunter1989 · #11 01-30-2014, 06:51 PM

I'll be out there all weekend in a 2013 gmc Sierra 1500 and a black 4 man tent.
Anyone planning on doing some after dark fishing tommorow evening? I'll be heading out right after I'm off work and hopefully fishing by 3:45!

browning375 · #12 01-31-2014, 06:03 PM

Slow afternoon today by the PP, marked lots of fish but we only landed one between the five of us. Hope it picks up tomorrow for my crew so they can all experience landing a nice Laker!

brohymn2 · #13 01-31-2014, 06:32 PM

Same here had a few hits and a few chasers but couldn't hook up

Ah well still had a blast

browning375 · #14 01-31-2014, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by brohymn2

Same here had a few hits and a few chasers but couldn't hook up

Ah well still had a blast

Did u fish off the end of the provincial park? If so I think we saw u out there.

brohymn2 · #15 01-31-2014, 08:27 PM

ya we moved around a bunch but we were off the point across the bay in the afternoon

fishinggeek · #16 01-31-2014, 08:52 PM

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Originally Posted by pikehunter1989

I'll be out there all weekend in a 2013 gmc Sierra 1500 and a black 4 man tent.
Anyone planning on doing some after dark fishing tommorow evening? I'll be heading out right after I'm off work and hopefully fishing by 3:45!

Man i wish we could if kept fishing the night bite. We started getting hits around 9pm then the wind picked up like crazy, we were scared of the ice ridges opening up. I bet thd burbs would of bin a good night bit there. Gl and fish hard.

Levy · #17 01-31-2014, 09:16 PM

We landed a 12 pounder on Cold lake last weekend. It was around 36 inches. Biggest Burb I have ever seen.

CNP · #18 01-31-2014, 10:46 PM

Landed but one at the PP side of the bay. Short of a keeper.

Just about lost my tent when putting it up in the morn lol. What a sight..........grown man chasing a wind blown tent acros the ice. Floor was frozen solid to the lake when I packed it in around 1800. Thankfully I had a shovel to scrape it off the ice. Tomorrow is another day. Good luck.

Buck9 · #19 01-31-2014, 10:52 PM

I agree slow day brought one up. Lost 3 others. Had a nice one on early. Would bring it up 20 feet then back to bottom. Ended up losing it line kept freezing up and got some slack and gone. Tried out new heater in tent worked great

pikehunter1989 · #20 02-01-2014, 06:25 AM

If anyone wants to join me out there today I'll be poking some holes around the bay the ski hill is on (garnet I beleive) Have a few spots to possibly check out. I'm always up for some company or swing by and say hi. I'll Be in a 2013 silver gmc Sierra

ctown · #21 02-01-2014, 09:50 AM

Well be out at the provincial. Black loaded and lowered civic( access is clearly not a problem). Got in last night and buddy had a 2 footer 20 min in. All of our first time up here. So far so good.

pikehunter1989 · #22 02-01-2014, 10:14 AM

Lol you guys must of been the guys that pulled on at the same time as me? Lol

pikehunter1989 · #23 02-01-2014, 04:24 PM

Everyone else finding it insanely slow out here today aswell?

pikeslayer22 · #24 02-01-2014, 06:58 PM

Lots of action in the am...by noon she was done for us

browning375 · #25 02-01-2014, 07:22 PM

Dont know what to do for tomorrow? Today was horrible even worse than Friday, this is our last stab at it tomorrow hopefully I can get at least a bite!

pikeslayer22 · #26 02-01-2014, 07:49 PM

3 of us put 19 on the ice before 11 and lost prob 12 more...after 11 she went downhill fast!

browning375 · #27 02-01-2014, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by pikeslayer22

3 of us put 19 on the ice before 11 and lost prob 12 more...after 11 she went downhill fast!

Can you send me a pm general area you were at?

CNP · #28 02-01-2014, 10:40 PM

29 inches......back down the hole. That is as close as I got to a keeper.

browning375 · #29 02-02-2014, 09:59 AM

Must be doing something wrong, can't seem to hook up on this lake! Can get fish to chase the hook but nothing will bite! Tried anchovy, smelt, minnows, shrimp! White, green, pink, yellow tube jigs, cold lake specials and after 3 days not a fish! Getting frustrated at the least. Out of 5 of us only 2 have landed a fish, been very painfull.