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swampy45 10-28-2019 03:23 PM

2019 Ice Reports
 
Dunno if we can get a sticky on this to keep it at the top of the page, but...

IT BEGINS!!!

I took a drive today, and some of the smaller lakes are starting to freeze over. Muir, Chickakoo, Sauer, and a few others are icing up. Even Devil’s Lake had a few feet of ice around the north shore. I would imagine a little farther north and west they are starting to freeze over as well.

It will be a while before the ice is thick enough to venture out on, and remember there is no such thing as safe ice (unless it’s in your drink). Stay safe and have fun this winter!

Poppa 10-28-2019 03:29 PM

Gonna take the boat in for winterizing this weekend and then the hardwater prep begins! Have so many plans and goals for this year, including an entire week in southern Manitoba/NW Ontario at the end of March to really take advantage of March Madness out there. Maybe most importantly, tho, I want to find a true trophy walleye in Alberta this year...they're much rarer than in MB.

35 whelen 10-28-2019 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppa (Post 4046323)
Gonna take the boat in for winterizing this weekend and then the hardwater prep begins! Have so many plans and goals for this year, including an entire week in southern Manitoba/NW Ontario at the end of March to really take advantage of March Madness out there. Maybe most importantly, tho, I want to find a true trophy walleye in Alberta this year...they're much rarer than in MB.

Nice what do you consider a true Alberta walleye trophy

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Poppa 10-28-2019 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 35 whelen (Post 4046325)
Nice what do you consider a true Alberta walleye trophy

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Anything under 25" I wouldn't even mention having caught, and for Walleye, "trophy" starts at 28" for me. (In MB, I'd say 30", 'cause there's just so many big greenbacks) I've never even seen one through the ice here (I know the rivers have them, but I'm told they're super rare in lakes in AB, especially south of Edmonton)...

So yeah, TLDR is: Want to get a 28"+ walter through the ice this winter...

swampy45 10-28-2019 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppa (Post 4046323)
Gonna take the boat in for winterizing this weekend and then the hardwater prep begins! Have so many plans and goals for this year, including an entire week in southern Manitoba/NW Ontario at the end of March to really take advantage of March Madness out there. Maybe most importantly, tho, I want to find a true trophy walleye in Alberta this year...they're much rarer than in MB.

Awesome! Wouldn’t mind a trip to MB again myself! Those Trophy Alberta Walleye are hard to find, but they’re around!

swampy45 10-29-2019 10:50 AM

-17*C at home this morning, and all the small lakes are entirely frozen over. Looking forward to first ice!

MooseRiverTrapper 10-29-2019 12:09 PM

There was a website suggested a few times on here that you could see daily satellite images and watch the ice come or go. Can’t find it now.

swampy45 10-29-2019 12:13 PM

I remember those! Can’t remember which website it was either. I’m sure I could dig it up... curious about a few lakes a few hours north already...

mapleleafman3 10-29-2019 03:37 PM

I think your referring to Ice Detector. It is on the Angler's Atlas website though i don't see that option anymore. I found a youtube vid about it (it says Beta so maybe it is defuct now). Maybe there is a certain data the option is enabled?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nhmMxXu_lI

MLayden 10-30-2019 10:02 AM

Up to date satellite imagery here...

https://apps.sentinel-hub.com/sentinel-playground/

Bushmaster 10-30-2019 10:29 AM

Drove over both the N. Sask and Battle Rivers yesterday. There were ice flows developing on both.

Poppa 10-30-2019 01:21 PM

Already looking forward to ZipnZ's Sylvan ice reports!! :)

skawtty 10-30-2019 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppa (Post 4047736)
Already looking forward to ZipnZ's Sylvan ice reports!! :)

X2 - waiting for the Zippy and Bwack updates. looking forward to first ice white fish at Sylvan.

Poppa 10-30-2019 04:20 PM

I'd really like to be on at Sunsetter for walleye before Christmas....

Zip-in-Z 10-30-2019 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Poppa (Post 4047736)
Already looking forward to ZipnZ's Sylvan ice reports!! :)

Tks .... taken on Oct 28th, but, not my pic. Season closes here tomorrow, looking forward to getting out for first ice Whites.


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Originally Posted by skawtty (Post 4047804)
X2 - waiting for the Zippy and Bwack updates. looking forward to first ice white fish at Sylvan.

Me too, Scott .... stay tuned.

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swampy45 10-31-2019 01:55 PM

I think we’ll start seeing some reports this week from guys making the trek to higher elevation and outlying lakes. I know a few people are out on lakes towards Hinton!

WayneChristie 10-31-2019 05:33 PM

dugouts at work are frozen over, no fish in them unfortunately

JareS 10-31-2019 06:38 PM

Almost a foot on an alpine lake I was on today. Made chopping with the hatchet a bit of a chore! Closes at midnight until July unfortunately.

Esox 11-01-2019 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Poppa (Post 4046347)
Anything under 25" I wouldn't even mention having caught, and for Walleye, "trophy" starts at 28" for me. (In MB, I'd say 30", 'cause there's just so many big greenbacks) I've never even seen one through the ice here (I know the rivers have them, but I'm told they're super rare in lakes in AB, especially south of Edmonton)...

So yeah, TLDR is: Want to get a 28"+ walter through the ice this winter...

I would argue that there are far more trophy walleye south of Edmonton than north and by south, I mean south of highway 1...

bitterrootfly 11-01-2019 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Esox (Post 4048658)
I would argue that there are far more trophy walleye south of Edmonton than north and by south, I mean south of highway 1...

Newell is just one example and there are many many more. :)

swampy45 11-01-2019 10:29 AM

there are plenty of trophy walleye north of Highway 1 as well... just a lot harder to find!

I'll get a measurement on the ice at home on the lake today and report back.

Salmo 11-01-2019 11:26 AM

At the other end of the spectrum, anyone know if it's possible to get a boat in at McGregor? I'd like to do one more open water day.

Poppa 11-01-2019 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by bitterrootfly (Post 4048741)
Newell is just one example and there are many many more. :)

Yeah, Newell I've heard about some big 'uns in there. I'll do some research on other lakes that have 'em...

swampy45 11-01-2019 12:50 PM

No go on a report for McGregor, but the ice at home was just over 2” thick this morning 20 feet off shore. As the overnight temps drop this week ahead I’ll report back.

Twin Valleys 11-01-2019 02:14 PM

only ice in the drinks here in Portugal
 
an ice thread, crap, we left southern Alberta for Portugal a couple of weeks ago and the wind was howling and 15 above, here in the Algarve it is above 20 day and night but they keep bringing me fish with the eyeballs staring at me and all the bones in - rather have my nicely filleted pike from ice fishing - huh - all this talk about ice fishing is getting me homesick - but the beer is pretty good to wash down the sea bass

Crankbait 11-01-2019 11:13 PM

2 inches on the inlet at keho,, half the lake frozen. the odd spot to chuck a line. lots of broken ice at shore, too much to pull a fish past. could still load a boat if you needed though.

fish99 11-02-2019 02:50 PM

chestermere lake looked all frozen from the bridge south this morning

Crankbait 11-02-2019 07:26 PM

clear lake is frozen

Poppa 11-05-2019 03:04 PM

Don't suppose the weight of all this snow is going to help the ice trying to freeze right now, eh? Yeeeeeeesh.

YeeHaw 11-05-2019 06:46 PM

Looks like Big Lake outside St Albert is covered, Saour and Chicacoo are covered


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