Author Topic: Diefenbaker 2016-2017 (Read 23557 times)

pkurtz · « **on:** Dec 03, 2016, 04:10 PM »

Was out at Palliser Regional Park last weekend and no ice anywhere. The water is really high too.

As usual going to be awhile on Dief.

Sparetimeangler · « **Reply #1 on:** Dec 06, 2016, 08:51 PM »

Anyone see any ice on northern dief yet? Maybe a bay or coulee?

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #2 on:** Dec 07, 2016, 10:11 AM »

Has to be gettin close to lockup by now. Another week of this and it'll be locked up for sure

pkurtz · « **Reply #3 on:** Dec 07, 2016, 05:41 PM »

As long as the wind goes down. It's likely whipping the lake up good the last few days.

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #4 on:** Dec 08, 2016, 03:25 PM »

Any ice on Deifenbaker? Has to be close to being locked up.

Rob_PL · « **Reply #5 on:** Dec 12, 2016, 01:01 AM »

@ Danielson main lake still open water
3"-4" in the bays
Pretty high water level

jgmerz · « **Reply #6 on:** Dec 12, 2016, 03:28 PM »

Lake is locked up as far as I could see from Prairie Lake. Pretty rough in the bay there... Looks like the ice busted up a few times. Didn't have time to venture out and check the thickness.

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #7 on:** Dec 12, 2016, 09:23 PM »

She's locked up at the Landing and Beaver Flats. Wont be long now at these temps till I'm fishin.

Burbot Master · « **Reply #8 on:** Dec 12, 2016, 10:12 PM »

Qu'appelle Arm is starting to freeze over. Coulees iced over. Wide open at Elbow with 5' waves.

golf560 · « **Reply #9 on:** Dec 15, 2016, 07:33 PM »

Any ice on birsay near fish farm? Thanks

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #10 on:** Dec 15, 2016, 07:52 PM »

10" of ice at Herbert Ferry

Gotspooled? · « **Reply #11 on:** Dec 18, 2016, 10:54 AM »

Any ice updates ??

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #12 on:** Dec 18, 2016, 05:25 PM »

The ice road is being used at Beaver Flats

Gotspooled? · « **Reply #13 on:** Dec 18, 2016, 11:25 PM »

Sweet !! Thanks!! Going to try by danielson tomorrow

Dwightster1 · « **Reply #14 on:** Dec 19, 2016, 10:34 AM »

I fished Diet at Beaver flats for the 1st time this summer....Where what is the "ice road"??

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #15 on:** Dec 19, 2016, 12:29 PM »

Locals that live north of the river use the ice road to get across at Beaver flats, rather than drive west to the Landing.

Dwightster1 · « **Reply #16 on:** Dec 19, 2016, 03:47 PM »

Thank-you so much!! Would I be save in saying that IF a person used common sense and stuck close to shore they could drive over to SC bay??

3rdgenrf · « **Reply #17 on:** Dec 19, 2016, 06:03 PM »

I wouldn't yet. I might quad over there this weekend but I wouldnt take a vehicle yet

saskoutdoorsman · « **Reply #18 on:** Dec 20, 2016, 08:52 AM »

fished north of elbow on sunday, was slow but managed 5 pike and a walleye. Walleye was 23" and biggest pike was 39" and FAT. Marked fish fairly consistently all day, and lost a few. Ice was 10" further into the bay and 4" near the mouth. You couldnt pay me enough to walk on the main lake ice right now

Dwightster1 · « **Reply #19 on:** Dec 20, 2016, 10:11 AM »

Thanks guess I'll just fish where I can...No interest in making history by ending up at the bottom of the lake.

ToonFisher · « **Reply #20 on:** Dec 20, 2016, 11:12 AM »

Thanks saskoutdoorsman for the info and for the awesome photo!

Water Wolf · « **Reply #21 on:** Dec 20, 2016, 05:27 PM »

Way to go saskoutdoorsman, that's a dandy big pike.

Great start to your season.

WW

mjs059 · « **Reply #22 on:** Dec 21, 2016, 09:47 PM »

A measured 12 inches of ice in the area of Coteau.
Couple of pike caught.
One burbot and a couple trout as well as multiple white fish on the camera.

mjs059 · « **Reply #23 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 11:44 AM »

Any tips to catching whitefish at Diefenbaker?
Watched a few looking for grubs in the bottom but they mostly cruise by without interest. Most interest I had was in a brown double tailed jig 4 feet off the bottom I was using for a while to imitate crayfish.
Tried spreader with minnows.

coldazice · « **Reply #24 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 11:45 AM »

Quote from: mjs059 on Dec 21, 2016, 09:47 PM

A measured 12 inches of ice in the area of Coteau.
Couple of pike caught.
One burbot and a couple trout as well as multiple white fish on the camera.

What sort of depth was the 12" in?.

bigk · « **Reply #25 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 12:03 PM »

Have had luck with a small pk flutter fish or anything with a drop chain with a little chunk of minnow.

mjs059 · « **Reply #26 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 01:32 PM »

Thanks for the tip.

Ice thickness was in 15 to 17 feet of water
Area was in the channel where the bay enters the big lake

ran7ger · « **Reply #27 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 07:17 PM »

wire worms would probably work too.

ToonFisher · « **Reply #28 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 09:46 PM »

Whitefish is more interested in biting swivel. I jig a small spoon (brand doesn't matter) and an optional secondary small lure (a wireworm, a hook dressed with a small grub, etc) one foot up the line.

Gotspooled? · « **Reply #29 on:** Dec 22, 2016, 09:58 PM »

I fished the main lake it was only four inches on monday lots of bad ice still the coulees on the danielson side and coteau will be good

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Author Topic: Diefenbaker 2016-2017 (Read 23557 times)