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01-15-2021, 11:09 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2008
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Lake Newell
Does anybody have a report on ice conditions or fishing at Newell. My son wants to head there tomorrow.
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01-15-2021, 12:47 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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It was 14 inches last Saturday, ice is getting softer and a week of this heat and wind, I am not driving on. Lots of good fishing within walking distance.
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01-15-2021, 07:26 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Calgary
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Be careful for sure. I know of one truck that dropped the front end in.
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01-16-2021, 10:57 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Calgary
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14" of good hard ice today.
Zero snow on top, great visibility in the water, but very slick on top.
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01-17-2021, 11:10 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Salmo
14" of good hard ice today.
Zero snow on top, great visibility in the water, but very slick on top.
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Same experience for me. Solid 14”. Slippery as all hell
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01-22-2021, 12:25 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Lots of traffic on ice? How thick on average today?
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01-29-2021, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: South, AB
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Any ice updates? Best place to access on the East side? Kinbrook? I don’t mind walking on if the ice isn’t great. Wanting to try a new lake this weekend.
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01-30-2021, 07:56 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by old dog
Be careful for sure. I know of one truck that dropped the front end in.
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I’ve been out a few times this winter and haven’t noticed any weak spots. Do you have a location of the spot where they broke through.
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01-30-2021, 08:39 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: McBride/Prince George
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Just talked with a buddy who’s there now. 19” ice where he is. Trucks on.
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01-30-2021, 08:55 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2009
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Measured 17 where I fished with my son this week. Pike were off and on but slowest day we caught 7 best 12 or so. Also LDR 2 30 pound pigs. Next time.!
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01-30-2021, 02:10 PM
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18.5 inches wher we have been
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01-30-2021, 09:33 PM
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Thanks for the info guys. Went out near Kinbrook and got a few small pike. Will definitely give it another go.
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01-31-2021, 07:58 AM
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Fishermen Beware!!!!!!!!!!! A ranger went in at Lake Newell January 29th at night with 2 kids on it. They apparently are ok and somehow got out, but lost their gear...thank god.....then a truck went in at the same spot yesterday and is at the bottom of the lake. Apparently it was at the pump house at the NW end of the lake. Not good people, please be careful.
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01-31-2021, 03:04 PM
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Sitting here now. Kinda slow day. One pike one walleye. One big gal seen. 19” of ice.
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02-01-2021, 06:50 AM
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I was at the Pumphouse yesterday and lots of vehicles on the ice. There is a big pressure ridge that runs across the front of it about a half km. It’s highly visible though. 19” of black ice.
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02-02-2021, 11:53 AM
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Saw a small suv and a car doing about 100km/hr going down the lake. Not sure if they would ever get stopped in time for a ice heave. Not something I would be doing
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02-03-2021, 01:24 PM
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just checked out Kinbrook on the way home from town. still a huge mess of heaves and drifts from the launch breakwater and north right across the access spot at the sailing club. looks like someone a lot braver than me drove out north along the shore, hopefully they arent submarining today. Yesterday where I was fishing it was constant huge gas bubbles coming from the bottom, (of the lake dammit ) I was hoping one wouldnt make it over to my heater, one tent explosion was enough for me!
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02-03-2021, 02:54 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WayneChristie
just checked out Kinbrook on the way home from town. still a huge mess of heaves and drifts from the launch breakwater and north right across the access spot at the sailing club. looks like someone a lot braver than me drove out north along the shore, hopefully they arent submarining today. Yesterday where I was fishing it was constant huge gas bubbles coming from the bottom, (of the lake dammit ) I was hoping one wouldnt make it over to my heater, one tent explosion was enough for me!
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Did the heave start at the breakwater? Just wondering if a guy could walk on the beach and then walk north to get around it.
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02-03-2021, 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Esox
Did the heave start at the breakwater? Just wondering if a guy could walk on the beach and then walk north to get around it.
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I doubt you would have any issues walking, its the driving I wouldnt do
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02-03-2021, 04:56 PM
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Driving off the boat ramp onto the lake is good. But once it warms that cement will pull in the heat and that approach won’t be available and that ice heave has the normal route onto the lake blocked
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03-02-2021, 11:54 AM
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Anyone bin out with the warm weather there I’m guessing it will be very wet this weekend?
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03-02-2021, 12:59 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UngulateMeatEater
Anyone bin out with the warm weather there I’m guessing it will be very wet this weekend?
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I just got back from there yesterday. Lots of ice, not much snow, decent action.
No tanks this trip. It will be fine.
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03-02-2021, 02:29 PM
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if anyone has a shack on Jackfish Id keep an eye on it, the shoreline isnt going to last very long at the access.
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03-02-2021, 11:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Talking moose
I just got back from there yesterday. Lots of ice, not much snow, decent action.
No tanks this trip. It will be fine.
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At least someone had some action then... it was slooooow for us sunday. 1 fish from 8am-2pm, Didn't see much on the flasher either. By the amount of people that had left before us, it was about the same for them to!
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03-03-2021, 07:50 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Talking moose
I just got back from there yesterday. Lots of ice, not much snow, decent action.
No tanks this trip. It will be fine.
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Thanks so much for the info. Maybe we will go north to winefred/grist then I know the winter action just isn’t as good at winefred in the winter but doesn’t sound like Newell has bin to hot lately but it does look like the lake will be in better condition then Newell will after Friday’s 15 degrees out there.
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03-03-2021, 02:26 PM
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less than 2 weeks left in ice season for Newell and area lakes. Hoping to make a big push on the 12th/13th, but this friggin' heat......not sure what access will be like. Fingers firmly crossed...want one last crack this ice season!!
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03-04-2021, 01:26 PM
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Was there yesterday, filled a walleye tag, pike were non stop but no big ones. Tons of ice, very slippery.
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03-04-2021, 03:12 PM
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Yeah, I should mention...while we weren't on Newell, specifically, we were on a nearby lake Saturday/Sunday and had more than 20" of ice. While the shoreline/access areas will be getting really dicey, the main lake area will still have plenty of ice right till the closure next weekend...
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03-07-2021, 12:13 PM
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The lake is hot today. Just make sure your gear is tied down!
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03-08-2021, 10:32 AM
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checked the access at Jackfish a couple hours ago, there were a couple vehicles on the ice but the mud is melting the access pretty quick, I doubt it will last the week
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