Lessard Lake

[huntinstuff]

Was out the other day

North and west shores were pretty void of vegetation

Seemed like the best was in the “finger” to the south

Still, found very little vegetation unless you were right next to the grassy shoreline, but maybe 3-4 ft of water

I definitely drilled and scoped more than I fished.

We caught one little pike by fluke. I saw zero perch.

Wondering if the summer fishing/weedy areas are better looking? I’ve only ice fished there.

Small patchy areas of green near the middle but nothing like you would see at Pigeon or Gull. The deepest I found was 18 ft.

I spent morning until about 4 pm there. The ice was a good 20 inches average and the water was pretty clear.

But I didn’t have the luck.

Anyone have a better experience here?

I might try Gull on the weekend. West side near Sunset Legion

[curtis_rak]

About 2-3 years ago Lessard was a little gem. You could catch big pike there and decent perch.

I started noticing lots of guys keeping thick spawning pike (you would see people regularly bonking legitimate 7-10lbers). It's a really small lake and guess what... it can only hold so many big pike.

Now it's hammer handles and stunted perch. It's been cleaned out IMO. Hard to catch legal pike there.

May favourite spot to ice fish was right. Between the boat launch and the finger in 12' of water. Schools of perch and lots of pike. In summer time nice pike north of the finger in the rocks out from the random cabin.


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[Drewski Canuck]

Didn't suffer a partial winter kill??

Common pattern after a winter kill. If you had lots of perch seen, and small, then it is stunted. If there were next to no perch, and small pike, then its winter kill.

Cleaning a lake out does not take out the thousands of fingerling perch.

Drewski

[snubber]

I've never had a problem with catching pike there. Mostly I just go right on the boat launch.

[Alberta Bigbore]

Used to do well there. Habent been in about 3 years

[guru fisher]

Ive always caught nice pike there. Nice size for eating

[Stryker2]

Originally Posted by guru fisher

Ive always caught nice pike there. Nice size for eating

Of course nice size for eating over 63cm right?...

[guru fisher]

75 to 80yip