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04-20-2017, 11:19 AM
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Weather - Whats the deal?
What is the deal with this weather? Thought thing were supposed to be getting warmer? Well below seasonal averages and generally just been a crappy spring. I am set to go fishing may long weekend up north, starting to think that may not happen.
Anyone else with any may long trips planned? Any opinions on whether or not the ice will be off the lakes by then in Northern AB and SK?
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04-20-2017, 12:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Lowrance Fishburn
What is the deal with this weather? Thought thing were supposed to be getting warmer? Well below seasonal averages and generally just been a crappy spring. I am set to go fishing may long weekend up north, starting to think that may not happen.
Anyone else with any may long trips planned? Any opinions on whether or not the ice will be off the lakes by then in Northern AB and SK?
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If it stays like this some lakes could be a problem ** cough ** Cold Lake **cough**.
It is early though and if May is normal then it will not be a problem.
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04-20-2017, 12:28 PM
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Welcome to Alberta. Where the forecast is made up, and the seasons don't matter.
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04-20-2017, 12:40 PM
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Gone Hunting
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...and some people said that carbon tax wouldn't stop that pesky global warming......
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04-20-2017, 01:53 PM
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Tired of waiting for that good ole timey global warming, spending the May 24 in Mexico.
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04-21-2017, 01:25 AM
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Facebook was nice enough to give me a reminder that a week ago last year i was fishing some nice open water for trout and this year it looks like i won't be fishing it until May. Soon enough this will all be over with and we will be enjoying the good times and tight lines.
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04-23-2017, 08:42 PM
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Originally Posted by SNAPFisher
If it stays like this some lakes could be a problem ** cough ** Cold Lake **cough**.
It is early though and if May is normal then it will not be a problem.
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it's still trying to snow.....
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04-23-2017, 10:01 PM
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One day i'm raking up some leaves and the next day i'm shoveling snow.
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04-21-2017, 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Lowrance Fishburn
What is the deal with this weather? Thought thing were supposed to be getting warmer? Well below seasonal averages and generally just been a crappy spring. I am set to go fishing may long weekend up north, starting to think that may not happen.
Anyone else with any may long trips planned? Any opinions on whether or not the ice will be off the lakes by then in Northern AB and SK?
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I'm sure you'd find people in those areas who will be thankful everything isn't burning on May long weekend.
6 one way....
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04-21-2017, 09:12 PM
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Originally Posted by ETOWNCANUCK
I'm sure you'd find people in those areas who will be thankful everything isn't burning on May long weekend.
6 one way....
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Answer the question or don't
If he was talking about how hot and dry it was you would be whining about the flood in calgary
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04-21-2017, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by HowSwedeItIs
Answer the question or don't
If he was talking about how hot and dry it was you would be whining about the flood in calgary
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I did answer the question actually.
Makes no sense complaining about the weather.
It's going to do what it does and there is nothing anybody can do about it.
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04-22-2017, 02:57 PM
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I guess we might need to invest in a icebreaker if this keeps up. I bought a new boat at the show and been iching to try it out, at this rate it could be late june before the ice comes off.
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04-23-2017, 05:44 PM
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lakes in the south have been wide open for weeks.
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04-23-2017, 10:20 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Lowrance Fishburn
What is the deal with this weather? Thought thing were supposed to be getting warmer? Well below seasonal averages and generally just been a crappy spring. I am set to go fishing may long weekend up north, starting to think that may not happen.
Anyone else with any may long trips planned? Any opinions on whether or not the ice will be off the lakes by then in Northern AB and SK?
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forecast is Cloudy with a chance of meatballs.....
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04-24-2017, 12:56 AM
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Unless the weather warms up substantially over the next two weeks, you might want to consider the option of fishing smaller, shallower lakes in the area you are interested in. Smaller lakes will have much earlier ice-out, though you might not have have the fishing action/species you originally intended when booking this trip.
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04-24-2017, 05:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Isopod
Unless the weather warms up substantially over the next two weeks, you might want to consider the option of fishing smaller, shallower lakes in the area you are interested in. Smaller lakes will have much earlier ice-out, though you might not have have the fishing action/species you originally intended when booking this trip.
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And may long weekend....enjoy the rain, snow and many fools that will be out ....
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04-24-2017, 11:01 AM
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I'll take a trip out to Pigeon before the May long and report back. No use doing it now since I took my winter tires off
Maybe in a couple weeks...
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04-24-2017, 09:33 PM
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My cabin is at calling lake and the season doesn't open till the first of June. looks like no one is getting a heads start on us this year. This is the natural ebbs and flows of nature. Paople talk about the "balance of nature" it's really more like the "forces of nature" there are many forces at work in the natural world and the last think we want is a perfect balance. If that were the case, we would loose most of our bio diversity. Who knows, it could be the best spawning for many fish spiecies this year. There are allways winners and loosers, and thats the way it shold be.
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