2019 Cold Lake Ice and Fishing Reports
Last years thread was very informative, so let's keep it rolling again this year.
Whats the latest ice report out there? Anyone get into a good laker bite yet? Good luck and be safe out there. It's a dangerous lake. |
Headed there next week for a couple days .. hopefully the weather is decent and fish are on the bite ... pumped ..
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Was there today for half a day, French Bay 14-15 inch of ice. Bite was slow. Caught a couple on the jawjacker autojig. 90 ft of water
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Some were saying as low as 6 inches near the Marina. Has anyone gone mid-lake towards some humps yet?
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main lake is still thin ice you can walk out a ways but not close to going to humps yet
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How much snow fell that way yesterday ?? Lloyd got 8+"
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Snow on cold
Just spent the last three days up there fishing French bay. Didn’t get any snow up there. Probably 3 inches on the lake right now. Fishing was steady all three days. Caught a bunch but nothing legal. I know, before I say it it’s just my opinion. But I wish Saskatchewan and Alberta could agree on a tag system for that lake. Even if you could just buy say 3 ‘general’ tags with your licence purchase, if you wanted them. At least then a guy could keep a couple smaller better eating Lakers. There’s no shortage of fish. Like I said I put 80 on the ice in 2.5 days and biggest was 73 cm.
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I just don't get what the biologists are trying to do their kill the big ones and keep the small ones don't get it
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Cold lake regs are a prime example of the misguided, uninformed hammerheaded management in this province. Someone should do us all a favour and go to Bonnyville or cold lake wherever that stunned Bio meatball hides and beat the hell out of him with a frozen 24” jackfish.
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I second that motion...then shove a skinny, frozen minnow addicted, sorry excuse for a walleye right where the sun don't shine.... tag and all.😯
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Exactly I also believe that the mortality rate on these ice fish lake trout is probably about 60% people take too long to take pictures bringing them out of the water and -20 they have a high mortality rate to start with.
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This weather will certainly help the ice. Can't wait to get out!
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Anyone else notice same thing on Chain Lake south of Calgary? Seems slow their also with exception of the suckers.
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Ooops, sorry posted to wrong thread.
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I've accessed the lake from the Prov. Park but not French Bay before. I take it you access the lake just to the west of the ski hill at French Bay? Also, I heard trucks are driving on French Bay but not the Prov. Park yet correct?. Thanks for the info.
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I notice that everyones talking about provincial park and french bay. what do you call this area and marina? Also do people fish this area often with any luck? |
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Lots of people fish there, although I never have. Not too sure how the fishing is there. |
I'm heading up this weekend for saturday/sunday. Any reports on how the main lake is doing ice thickness wise?
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15 inches measured everywhere in French bay that I went ..slow fishing yesterday but snagged a half dozen this morning ..
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I just heard that a side by side broke through at English Bay.
Ice is very inconsistent on this lake, be patient. |
^ seen pics ... how deep of water is in and is it on the bottom ??
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Was out today, and two of us landed 6, seen lots on radar.
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