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Canada => Ice Fishing Saskatchewan => Topic started by: gobigorgohomenow101 on Dec 21, 2012, 09:07 AM
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Ok maybe the third time is the charm for this! Who's heading out to the Quapelles this weekend? Anyone getting any luck this week?
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Katepwa is very slow,anywhere i have tryed this week ???
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I was at Echo on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday this week. The bite was good for the first hour or two each day producing a few nice walleyes and a handful of perch as well as the odd tulibee. Everyday there were tons of pike swimming a few feet under us trying to steal our perch. I wouldnt be suprised if some were past the 40" mark. Otherwise the bite was on and off for the rest of the day after the morning bite. About 12-15 inches of ice and there have been plenty of trucks driving out on the west side behind the gas station and school.
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Ok maybe the third time is the charm for this! Who's heading out to the Quapelles this weekend? Anyone getting any luck this week?
Uhmm No, so I might as well go fishing.... :-)
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Just got back from Round with the kids. Was fairly slow, iced 1 walleye and 4 northerns from around 10:30 to 1:30, not best times of the day so ok i guess. Looked like somewheres Around that 12-15" of ice.
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`Mission by the ski hill lotsa pike no perch seen at all a few walleye 16-17" ice very good biting if you want jacks I love em so Im happy lol
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Out at Katepwa point by the heaves. Slow, one hammer handle so far!!! ???
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So anyone know ice thicness at pasqua
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Last week where I was on pasqua (drove on with Explorer) the ice was a solid 12-14 inches.
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Any reports from Pasqua? I was in surgery last Friday so I haven't been out every second day like I usually am.
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I am going to be in Cupar for the next few days and was hoping to swing down to the lakes tomorow. Coming down from Cupar is Echo prov park the easiest access?
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Or Pasqua is just as easy if you dont mind grid roads! Just head south of town till the dead end and turn east!
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Bunch of Burbot and a pike today on Pasqua, well the girls caught them I got nothing had to go to work.
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yesterday on psqua couple buddys went out 6 of them cought over 50 eyes all day me and a buddy went out today got 31 eyes from 8:30-12:30 kept 7 for supper all good size
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Thanks mods you didn't even give me a chance this time.
Sounds like a good day Mr.Buckshot.
In the summer when the weather is permitting my neighbor and I at the lake will head out first thing 5am. Sure is a great surprise for our families when they wake up to walleye frying out on the deck. On the good days when we can both catch a limit of good eaters we invite the other neighbours over for brunch and have a great morning fish fry.
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You guys driving on pasqua?
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Anyone try Mission by Lebret lately ? Not having much luck at Katepwa so might have to start moving West!!!
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Do you guys recommend any lures for walleye?
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buckshot or pk glo spoon or flutterfish
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Any reports from Pasqua? I was in surgery last Friday so I haven't been out every second day like I usually am.
was wonderin the same thing and how thick the ice is?
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Good day at pasqua today. Between 2 of us got 30 fish. 3 jumbos (13"+) and 1 eye of 2.5ish and a 2 pounder. Sat outside most of the day without using the flip thanks to the wife. She bought me the extreme ice armor suit and ultra gloves, toasty all day.
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Good day at pasqua today. Between 2 of us got 30 fish. 3 jumbos (13"+) and 1 eye of 2.5ish and a 2 pounder. Sat outside most of the day without using the flip thanks to the wife. She bought me the extreme ice armor suit and ultra gloves, toasty all day.
how thick was the ice on pasqua today
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18"
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Are you guys fishing the east side/ out from te main boat launch?
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Was out on Echo on Sunday the 23rd. slower day started with a couple tulibee, some small perch, a very small walleye, a very small pike, a broken rod, broken puppet minnow and a broken line with a glow and red dot PK flutterfish.....and then I caught these
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The first one is my personal best 10.4lbs and the second is 6lbs both caught in the same hole about a half hour apart and both released. Thanks to my showdown and 3/8 ounce glow with red dot PK flutterfish. Turned out to be a GREAT DAY!http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/Smileys/default/grin.gif
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That's a beautiful walleye!
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AWESOME Fish!! Do you know how the ice is at the West end of the lake.....closer to the Park? ::)
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Was out there today, 16-18" of ice ! Trucks driving on! :icefish:
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was on pasqua today, finally got the shack out. there was 19 inches of ice. was a slow day catching only a handfull of small eyes and a little pike be out tomorrow again
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Anyone having more luck at Lutherland yet? Thinking about hitting Pasqua sunday afternoon.
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Anyone having more luck at Lutherland yet? Thinking about hitting Pasqua sunday afternoon.
talked to a couple guys that were there yesterday and today they said it was pretty dead over there
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was out at the shack again today on pasqua caught lots of small eyes and a nice burbot on the tip up. my son had something big that snaped the line in about a second prob a big pike.
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What lake are walleye biting on how? Heading out tomorrow morning!
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Seems like it is off and on on most lakes? Had good luck on Katepwa and Crooked than went back out a few more times and it was dead! Echo was dead on Thursday. ??? :)
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Was out today on Pasqua for the day, my brother and uncle managed 2 decent 24" pike. Moved to Echo around 1:00 and walked out around Fort San, manged 4 good sized perch but I looked down the hole and saw some fish just swimming away from the lake. As we were leaving saw two guys taking pictures of us, our vehicle and our licence plate, I am not sure what that was about but it seemed a little weird. Anyone else ever have this happen to them as they were fishing?
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was out at the shack yesterday and today caught a pile of tiny walleye 2 keepers, 2 30 inch pike and 2 small ones, and 4 burbot which 2 where over 5 pounds and one tulie. can't find the perch though
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Are you on east side of Pasqua off the boat launch? Or Lutherland?
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Was out at pasqua today with a buddy manger 18 Burbot, 1 pike and and 1 small Walleye. It was crazy how many burbot we were getting most were under 4lbs but had one 9lber. Got to test out my new marcum camera and the lake floor was crawling with burbot and the odd pike.
At one point my buddy and I were both changing hooks and the camera showed a massive school of.Walleye pass through however we must have missed them/they were on a mission somewhere.
Didn't see a single perch on the cam, last year perch were all I could find.
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Was out today on Pasqua for the day, my brother and uncle managed 2 decent 24" pike. Moved to Echo around 1:00 and walked out around Fort San, manged 4 good sized perch but I looked down the hole and saw some fish just swimming away from the lake. As we were leaving saw two guys taking pictures of us, our vehicle and our licence plate, I am not sure what that was about but it seemed a little weird. Anyone else ever have this happen to them as they were fishing?
I would have approached them and asked what their deal was.... I don't care who's who I don't like my vehicle or anything being photographed. You mind your business and I'll mind mind.
IMO
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Are you on east side of Pasqua off the boat launch? Or Lutherland?
east side
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Was out at pasqua today with a buddy manger 18 Burbot, 1 pike and and 1 small Walleye. It was crazy how many burbot we were getting most were under 4lbs but had one 9lber. Got to test out my new marcum camera and the lake floor was crawling with burbot and the odd pike.
At one point my buddy and I were both changing hooks and the camera showed a massive school of.Walleye pass through however we must have missed them/they were on a mission somewhere.
Didn't see a single perch on the cam, last year perch were all I could find.
i agree i have never caught burbot like this at this time of year
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was out the other day in buddys camper i got a 12 pound burbot lots of smaller ones couple pike over 8 pounds and lots of walleye 18-24" long couple perch not many fishing around the 450 address on pasqua grey camper with deer horns on the front
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ive never fished pasqua can anyone point me in the rite direction?? north side south side close to fort san etc????
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ive never fished pasqua can anyone point me in the rite direction?? north side south side close to fort san etc????
I don't fish pasqua that often but fort san is on echo lake and not pasqua, echo by fort san though has had a fair bit of burbot and we've had some good luck for perch there already, perch will only get better as the season goes on!
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We fished pasqua today me and a buddy and between the 2 of us we caught 20 fish. All went back we caught 5 jumbos 1 10" 2 burbot. 1 4 or 5 lb walleye we never weighed and the rest were walleye . We were on the north side far east last place to drive on down steep launch . Tks
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Where do you guys get on near fort san...Ive driven around there and can't figure it out....
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any one having sucess at katepwa, I have found it really slow , they nibble away till they steal your bait then bugger off? ???
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tried out there not much luck either, but was out at pasqua the past 3 days and have caught lots of fish. actually lookimg at heading out there today but may try lml.
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Where do you guys get on near fort san...Ive driven around there and can't figure it out....
You go right through the town. You'll see a little park with swings and stuff, follow that road down to the water. At least that is where I drove on the last few years, I haven't yet this year.
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Haven't heard too much a out Misson this year. Anyone having any luck out there? And whats the best way to get on to the ice?
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paqua was slow yesterday got 11 eyes 12 pike 1 perch and 4 dogs far west end
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Hit Pasqua last weekend. Walleyes under 16" all around with a few nicer ones scattered. Pike and burbot around as well. Have not seen many perch.
...kept 18 of the smaller eyes for my fish tank at home.
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...kept 18 of the smaller eyes for my fish tank at home.
;D
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hey silvah 18 walleye don't matter how small they were 4 is the limit and you cant have wild fish with out a licence in a private pond or tank trout are fine but just giving a heads up maybe watch what u say sometimes. But the bite has been slow on mission all year been fishing everyweekend but what u do catch is big. Keep those hooks sharp boys peace
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caught my pb today just under 40 inches. caught measured and released
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hey silvah 18 walleye don't matter how small they were 4 is the limit and you cant have wild fish with out a licence in a private pond or tank trout are fine but just giving a heads up maybe watch what u say sometimes. But the bite has been slow on mission all year been fishing everyweekend but what u do catch is big. Keep those hooks sharp boys peace
Pretty sure he was joking bud.
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:icefish: :icefish:Iced a couple eyes and some perch on echo. Pretty slow!
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Joking or not nun of us want the DNR in are house just from something that got said. On another note hit up the ol family private dugout that no one fishes anymore personal best rainbow was caught 23'' hope to post pics asap but keep those hooks sharp boys peace
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Joking or not nun of us want the DNR in are house just from something that got said. On another note hit up the ol family private dugout that no one fishes anymore personal best rainbow was caught 23'' hope to post pics asap but keep those hooks sharp boys peace
I was laughing at your reaction as well. This forum can be ridiculous sometimes. As if this guy is keeping fish in his aquarium...and if he is...as if anyone on this forum is liable but him. Commmmmmmmmmmmmmmon guys. Pure comedy.
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been out the last 3 weekends on Echo, and right by the store we are having good luck with the Perch and Walleye. They are hitting the mud bugs with minnow heads and once we switched to eyes the bite was on! That being said bought a new auger the Jiffy 4g 10 inch and she's a real pain in the A** to start in the cold ???... any suggestions or information would be appreciated!
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been out the last 3 weekends on Echo, and right by the store we are having good luck with the Perch and Walleye. They are hitting the mud bugs with minnow heads and once we switched to eyes the bite was on! That being said bought a new auger the Jiffy 4g 10 inch and she's a real pain in the A** to start in the cold ???... any suggestions or information would be appreciated!
Some jiffys you have to hold the throttle all the way down with the choke on to get them started.
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Some jiffys you have to hold the throttle all the way down with the choke on to get them started.
is a 4 stoke so no choke
been out the last 3 weekends on Echo, and right by the store we are having good luck with the Perch and Walleye. They are hitting the mud bugs with minnow heads and once we switched to eyes the bite was on! That being said bought a new auger the Jiffy 4g 10 inch and she's a real pain in the A** to start in the cold ???... any suggestions or information would be appreciated!
i have the pro 4 and they are the same motor just one is propane and one gas, but my pro 4 i have to hold the trottle about half to start it when its cold out and keep holding for like 5 seconds then it runs awesome, mine has been awesome though
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hope that helps
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A few years back the 3hp jiffys were coming out of the box with carbs that needed adjusting. Seeing as this is the new 4 stroke I don't know if you can adjust the carb the same way. There are jiffy videos on youtube however that may solve your problem.
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Thanks for the input fella's... The 4g has a choke on it, they say prime until there are no bubbles in the fuel line, throttle full open pull once and then choke to half and 4-5 pulls and it should start. I found on new years eve when we were out that if you prime it as recommended and full choke full throttle it started in 4 pulls... It reminds me of my old 97 Polaris XLT lol.... Once we got it running there was never an issue with re starting it, so I wonder if maybe it was just because it was brand new???
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been out the last 3 weekends on Echo, and right by the store we are having good luck with the Perch and Walleye. They are hitting the mud bugs with minnow heads and once we switched to eyes the bite was on! That being said bought a new auger the Jiffy 4g 10 inch and she's a real pain in the A** to start in the cold ???... any suggestions or information would be appreciated!
Jiffy's are hard to start in the cold, they all are and always will be. I still own a jiffy though, couldn't get over the price.
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Ok I didn't think they had a choke but I guess I was wrong
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Jiffy's are hard to start in the cold, they all are and always will be. I still own a jiffy though, couldn't get over the price.
My pro 4 starts first or second pull all the time even at minus 28
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I was on Crooked on Sat. Bite was good all day, half dozen perch, biggest was 12", 2 nice Wally's 18 and 24", and lost count of the 2 to 3 lb pike, and one ugly dog that snapped my line and took a buckshot with him. Flasher was showing fish at 2 to 4 ft off of bottom all day and except for the big walleye and the dog that's where I was catching them.
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went out today and no issues with the new auger what so ever... only needed to drill 2 holes as the fishing started slow but picked up after a few lure changes!
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Planning on going to Pasqua with the kids tommorow. Wondering what the access at Lutheran is like? Can I get on with a van? Thanx for any info. :) ???
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was out at pasqua again today slow day between 5 of us got dozen little eyes, a perch, 3 burbot, and 7 pike biggest was 12 pounds.
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antone catching perch on pasqua haven't been able a find them caught one today thats it
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Planning on going to Pasqua with the kids tommorow. Wondering what the access at Lutheran is like? Can I get on with a van? Thanx for any info. :) ???
Any time I've been there you just park at the gate and walk in.
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hunt2001, how is the access at the east end?
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What's a matter Killemfish, u don't want to walk on!!! :laugh: lmao!!!
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No, but i should, could loose some weight! LOL
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Ok, thanks for the info emmysdad! :)
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hunt2001, how is the access at the east end?
Good you can get on with anything
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Thanx for the info, will try there tommorow! :)
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Thanx for the info, will try there tommorow! :)
It's really slow there right now my shack is there pike are biting in like 8 fow and the small walleye let me know how you make out but the perch should pick up soon I hope
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Ok, seems to be like this everywhere? Just hope we can catch something steady for the day.
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Planning on going to Pasqua with the kids tommorow. Wondering what the access at Lutheran is like? Can I get on with a van? Thanx for any info. :) ???
If you do, be careful past two seasons in the van we got stuck on the ice and that is NOT fun. Or would get on the ice, then not be able to get off it. So got a truck now and it's all good!
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all the boat launches are good seen alot of car and vans on the ice yesterday went to a few of my hot spots but extremely slow got 5 eyes 2 perch 2 pike didnt mark muh on the flasher i hope it picks up again soon
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all the boat launches are good seen alot of car and vans on the ice yesterday went to a few of my hot spots but extremely slow got 5 eyes 2 perch 2 pike didnt mark muh on the flasher i hope it picks up again soon
Ya we had the van out yesterday it is smooth sailing
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Was out on mission on Saturday caught about 20-25 fish in about three hours between two of us. Mostly tiny eyes any ideas where the bigger eyes are?
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Was out on echo yesterday and same thing. Lots of small eyes in about 30 ft and a few perch but no eaters. Tried in shallow and nothing there either. Still a beautiful day on the ice and got to play around with the new lx7.
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Ended up fishing Echo today, instead of Pasqua. Very slow! Fished 10-1:30, only 2 perch and a tiny eye! Maybe I should have tryed Pasqua!LOL :-\
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Ended up fishing Echo today, instead of Pasqua. Very slow! Fished 10-1:30, only 2 perch and a tiny eye! Maybe I should have tryed Pasqua!LOL :-\
sounds like all the chain lakes are slow the last week
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We normally go to Echo or Pasqua, but I thought I would try out the hype at Collingwood and man that hype is for real. Started off slow but after a few lure changes and some patience I started nailing the perch, and by perch I mean Jumbo's, 12-14 inchers one after the other, never caught perch that big before so consistently, a couple decent Wally's but threw them back to get bigger... That was saturday, Sunday we were told that Little arm by Regina beach was good for walleye, sat there all morning caught on decent pike and a tulliby.... Back to to echo and Pasqua next weekend.... maybe a week day trip to Collingwood during the week! I am curious to see what it's like there when there are less fishermen out there... If anyone cares, I am having fantastic luck with the PK flutterbaits a quality lure that works very well!
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Fished echo today. Caught three 1 pound eyes, about 20 perch, then all hell broke loose!!!!!! Caught a 26 pound pike(47") which ended up caught up in 3 lines in the shack! Took some pictures and released. I fish tobin flats and fish these monsters but have never had this experience! 3 guys left the ice with a memory and a story. Awesome day on the ice, now back too work for 2 weeks! Good luck out there everyone!
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Fished echo today. Caught three 1 pound eyes, about 20 perch, then all hell broke loose!!!!!! Caught a 26 pound pike(47") which ended up caught up in 3 lines in the shack! Took some pictures and released. I fish tobin flats and fish these monsters but have never had this experience! 3 guys left the ice with a memory and a story. Awesome day on the ice, now back too work for 2 weeks! Good luck out there everyone!
nice catch sounds like a good day it sounds like there is more big pike in pasqua and echo then i thought i got a 40 incher thursday on pasqua and one at least that big yesterday to that broke the line at the hole and some of my buddys caught a few in the 45 inch range this summer on echo and pasqua. its good to hear and see all these big ones coming out of the chain lakes
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Fished echo today. Caught three 1 pound eyes, about 20 perch, then all hell broke loose!!!!!! Caught a 26 pound pike(47") which ended up caught up in 3 lines in the shack! Took some pictures and released. I fish tobin flats and fish these monsters but have never had this experience! 3 guys left the ice with a memory and a story. Awesome day on the ice, now back too work for 2 weeks! Good luck out there everyone!
you got a picture of that beast to post
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Lol. If I new how I would!
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click on pictures at the top of the page above ads and there is instructions there if you want
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WOW!!! thats a fantastic day on the ice for sure, especially in the chain lakes! I have fished so many places in northern SK but have NEVER been to Tobin, I really want to get up there this winter and give it a go! Would you be willing to give some guidance on where to go up there? And you gotta post a pic of that monster! I'll be back on Echo and Pasqua on the weekend, took this weekend to "explore" Saturday awesome, today terrible! Where are those big pike biting on Echo?
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Mission by Lebret. Very Slow. In 12 ft of water, Sunday saw 1 small pike that wasnt interested at all. Monday saw 1 Large pike, nothing from him either, Tuesday (today) saw 2 lg pike and guess what? .... NOTHING. We spent the night last night and all I can say if thank goodness I brought Moose steak.... So my other question... where are the fishies. I can leave the shack and bring the snow bear out to the other lakes if the fish are biting plus how deep is everyone fishing in? thanks for replying... this is my first post
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Out on Pasqua for the afternoon caught Burbot and pike from 1-430 the Burbot were suspended 8 ft from ice in 17 ft of water and so were the pike we prob caught total of 10 Burbot and 20 pike 430-530 caught a few eyes
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Thats rare for Burbot to be suspended? Usually on the bottom. Good to hear they are hitting, good eating! :)
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yes it was very rare we did catch a couple off the bottom and couldn't believe the amount we caught suspended, we were using my flasher fish showed up 6 ft from the ice and 10 ft from the bottom we looked down our holes in my pop up and watched the pike and burbot as they took the hook. im surprised how clear the water is we could see our hooks just about all the way to the bottom 17ft and could see the fish clearly at 10-12 ft down. we cooked up our catch yesterday for supper and yes it was great....
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Here's a silly question, I have been fishing the chain lakes and LML for almost 30 years and I have never caught a burbot, I have also only seen one that my grandpa caught before he passed in 1985.... What's the trick to hooking one of those ugly buggers? ??? :icefish:
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Here's a silly question, I have been fishing the chain lakes and LML for almost 30 years and I have never caught a burbot, I have also only seen one that my grandpa caught before he passed in 1985.... What's the trick to hooking one of those ugly buggers? ??? :icefish:
usually right on the bottom bounce it off the bottom or on a dead stick or tip up right on the bottom. but for the last few weeks now there hasn't really been a trick to it ive been catching a few every outing on anything any where. thats just the way i usally do it
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Here's a silly question, I have been fishing the chain lakes and LML for almost 30 years and I have never caught a burbot, I have also only seen one that my grandpa caught before he passed in 1985.... What's the trick to hooking one of those ugly buggers? ??? :icefish:
Fish a sandy point in march and go nuts.
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Usually at sunset and after dark with a glow jig is really a huge hit with Burbot. But lately even a green jig wherever the flasher has shown a fish there has been a chance it is a Burbot whether on the bottom or even suspended... But go target them on the bottom with a salted minnow and you shouldn't have any problem I've been lucky in 15ft drop offs from 10ft-25ft fishin the middle at 15-20foot part of the drop.....
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Thanks for the input fellow fishermen, I will give it a go this weekend and see what happens... I was using salted minnows on a green jog bouncing off the bottom but no such luck! I might have to extend my stay out on the lakes into the night time hours! Good luck out there!
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Anyone been to west end of Echo since this big wind we had? Wondering what the access is like now, blown in any? Thanx for any info! :) ???
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Hi MJP1980,
Check out the burbot board on Ice Shanty for lots of tips and trick to catch those big salamanders.;D ------> http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?board=38.0 (http://www.iceshanty.com/ice_fishing/index.php?board=38.0)
For myself I like to fish for them any time in the winter but they really get active during the spawn. Like the other have said find a point or ridge in the lake from late Feb. through March and you should find burbot. Drill a series of holes from the point off the edge into deep water and test them all until you find them. Sometimes you don't have to move too far to be on them.
When jigging for them, try stirring up the bottom and making a ruckus down there with a heavy jig, or spoon tipped with some sort of bait and have fun. :tipup:
P.S - You probably already know this but, be careful around points any time in the winter, they can have some very thin ice. :P
WW
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just a question but does anyone else on here have a shack on the east end of pasqua
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hello fellow fishermen i'm new to the site me and and my friend had an awesome morning on mission at the ski hill. It was my first time out this year i usually wait til its very safe ice. It was actually a very nice morning considering whats going on outside now. It was my first time catching perch what fun, we had a very busy morning we kept a few nice ones for supper they tasted amazing!(http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/ff158/crippler123/IMG_0065_zpse309d2de.jpg)
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Nice catch, Trappers Tea! :clap:what was your largest perch in length? Recently read in a magazine, that the best fishin is the day before a major storm or cold snap moves in! :woot:that may be true!!! How deep were you?
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Way to go trappers Tea, good to hear you had a fun day, and now will have a good meal to come.
Those are some nice looking perch and walleye. :)
Welcome to the SK. portion of IceShanty. ;D
WW
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Nice catch, Trappers Tea! :clap:what was your largest perch in length? Recently read in a magazine, that the best fishin is the day before a major storm or cold snap moves in! :woot:that may be true!!! How deep were you?
Hi there we never measured any but my guess would be 10-12" and we were in roughly 20-25 ft. I'm confused my friend said it was a pickeral?? Thanks for the warm welcome WW!
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Alot of people call a Walleye, pickeral, proper term is Walleye. Nice lokking perch! :)
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Thanks for the info TT! A Pickerel is actually part of the Pike family! :whistle:
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As far as I know Pickeral are located in the Eastern Provinces and States, not in saskatchewan, Walleyes are part of the Perch family and pickeral are part of the Pike family. It's like people calling Burbot, Dogfish... To me a dog fish is a type of shark.
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anyone been on the ice today, how was it getting on
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As far as I know Pickeral are located in the Eastern Provinces and States, not in saskatchewan, Walleyes are part of the Perch family and pickeral are part of the Pike family. It's like people calling Burbot, Dogfish... To me a dog fish is a type of shark.
NO, i'm pretty sure a pickeral and a walleye are the same fish... just a different name.. just like a pike and a jack are the same. And i'm pretty darn sure in our lakes a burbot and a dogfish are the exact same fish as well...dont confuse the poor guy...
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Pickerel walleye
Pike jack
Hoodie bunny hug
Burbot dogfish
Pilsner pilsner pilsner pilsner............... ..........
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Google pickerel and you will see its not a walleye! It looks more like a pike :P
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walleye is also known as pickerel, colored pike, or yellow pike but it is not a true pickerel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walleye
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A Chain Pickeral is park of the pike family, and looks alot like a pike. Burbot are part of the cod family, and are called Ling Cod.
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wanting to do a little fishing at pasqua tomorrow. has anybody driven on today after that dump of snow? how are they biting?
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Back to the fishing topic, a buddy of mine stopped on Pasqua yesterday around 4 in the beginning of the storm. Fishing was awesome...in an hour and a half he had caught and released close to 30 fish. Said it was unreal, sometimes getting double headers. Kept his limit in walleye and even a few jack. Wish I had skipped out early like he did....
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Yellow Pickerel is the same fish as Walleye... Sander Vitreus. The first time that I ever heard them called Walleye was by some guys from the U.S... then a bunch of outfitters started using the term "Walleye" because the Yanks didn't know what a Pickerel was.
Chain Pickerel are indeed a part of the Pike family... Esox Niger.
If we really want to avoid any controversy, why don't we just all use the scientific names :P
Yellow Pickerel / Walleye = Sander Vitreus
Northern Pike / "Jackfish" / "Gator" / "Slough Shark" = Esox Lucius
Yellow Perch = Perca flavescens
Burbot = Lota lota
Why fight about it? Why not just enjoy catching them because they all taste great!
Later Days :tipup:
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NO, i'm pretty sure a pickeral and a walleye are the same fish... just a different name.. just like a pike and a jack are the same. And i'm pretty darn sure in our lakes a burbot and a dogfish are the exact same fish as well...dont confuse the poor guy...
Dont want to confuse anyone, fishing, its a lifetime learning experience, but if you google pickerel then images you will see that a pickerel looks alot like a pike. Yes Burbot and dogfish are the same in saskatchewan maybe the prairies even, Prob called because of the 1 barbel while cat fish have 2, but a dog fish is a shark not a burbot (ling cod). Although I do know what someone is talking about when they say dogfish. no worries im kinda wierd when it comes to language. Anyway whatever... they are all tasty and another question... anyone eat the pike liver? walleye liver?
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Back to the fishing topic, a buddy of mine stopped on Pasqua yesterday around 4 in the beginning of the storm. Fishing was awesome...in an hour and a half he had caught and released close to 30 fish. Said it was unreal, sometimes getting double headers. Kept his limit in walleye and even a few jack. Wish I had skipped out early like he did....
Did he say where he was or how deep ?
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Yellow Pickerel is the same fish as Walleye... Sander Vitreus. The first time that I ever heard them called Walleye was by some guys from the U.S... then a bunch of outfitters started using the term "Walleye" because the Yanks didn't know what a Pickerel was.
Chain Pickerel are indeed a part of the Pike family... Esox Niger.
If we really want to avoid any controversy, why don't we just all use the scientific names :P
Yellow Pickerel / Walleye = Sander Vitreus
Northern Pike / "Jackfish" / "Gator" / "Slough Shark" = Esox Lucius
Yellow Perch = Perca flavescens
Burbot = Lota lota
Why fight about it? Why not just enjoy catching them because they all taste great!
Later Days :tipup:
lol well said.. why is there no like button on here
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Walleye:
(http://i290.photobucket.com/albums/ll275/rocketracer4071d/walleye.jpg)
Pickerel:
(http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y62/adkRoy/icefishing2011/PICT0031.jpg)
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-*9+cballs did he say whereabouts he was fishing on pasqua? what he was using? wouldn't mind getting in on some action like that tomorrow!
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Back to the fishing topic, a buddy of mine stopped on Pasqua yesterday around 4 in the beginning of the storm. Fishing was awesome...in an hour and a half he had caught and released close to 30 fish. Said it was unreal, sometimes getting double headers. Kept his limit in walleye and even a few jack. Wish I had skipped out early like he did....
That good to hear wish I would have went out yesterday hope the bite is still on tomorrow when I hit up my shack. Where on pasqua was that ?
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Not exactly sure, sorry guys, not trying to hide the sweet spot just don't know that lake very well. He said it was on the north side before where it narrows up.. hope that helps, and good luck. If this wind goes down may try find that spot myself on Sunday....
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Google pickerel and you will see its not a walleye! It looks more like a pike :P
so how do i know which are walleye and which are pickerel... are there two different species in our waters that look similar?
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so how do i know which are walleye and which are pickerel... are there two different species in our waters that look similar?
You only have walleye here, that is simple. Pickerel live in like Ontario and lower states.
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A pickerel and a walleye are the same if your 65 or older lol only in saskatchewan is a walleye called a pickerel.
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You only have walleye here, that is simple. Pickerel live in like Ontario and lower states.
Thank you for confirming that! ;D
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Pasqua again this morning caught more suspended pike and again suspended Burbot...? Does anyone have an answer why we are catching so many Burbot and suspended so far from the bottom
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Pasqua again this morning caught more suspended pike and again suspended Burbot...? Does anyone have an answer why we are catching so many Burbot and suspended so far from the bottom
Ours is not to question why, ours is just to fish and die.
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A pickerel and a walleye are the same if your 65 or older lol only in saskatchewan is a walleye called a pickerel.
Not true, I am well under 65 and the term Pickerel is used extensively in Ontario to refer to Sander Vitreus aka Walleye, I have also heard it used in Alberta and Manitoba.
If I am referring to Esox niger, I would use the name Chain Pickerel... in Ontario, we just make the difference between the two. When you say Pickerel, everyone knows that you are talking about Sander vitreus unless you specify "Chain Pikcerel", then they know that you mean Esox niger.
Does it really bother you that much that someone uses the term Pickerel in Saskatchewan? If you know what they are talking about, why give them a hard time? Knit picking about silly stuff like that is a great way to drive new people away from the sport
Later Days :tipup:
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just got home from an awesome day on pasqua. we hammered walleyes (1 sweet 4 pounder), a couple really nice pike, a couple tullibees, and one perch thrown in for good measure. pretty cold but an absolutely beautiful day. coyotes howling back and forth, deer climbing in the hills and fish biting. what else could a guy ask for?
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How is ice access?
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Pasqua again this morning caught more suspended pike and again suspended Burbot...? Does anyone have an answer why we are catching so many Burbot and suspended so far from the bottom
I think that the burbot and pike are both feeding on tullibees and other baitfish suspended in the mid water coulomb. I have seen pike doing this before ,but it's interesting for me that the burbot exhibited this behavior also.
I never knew that burbot would forage in the mid water like that. I have only seen them no more than 3-4 feet off the bottom. A person does learn something new every day. :woot:
Good fishing reports everyone. :tipup:
WW
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How is ice access?
on east end not to bad need 4x4 but easy going as long as you stay on the trail
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just got home from an awesome day on pasqua. we hammered walleyes (1 sweet 4 pounder), a couple really nice pike, a couple tullibees, and one perch thrown in for good measure. pretty cold but an absolutely beautiful day. coyotes howling back and forth, deer climbing in the hills and fish biting. what else could a guy ask for?
roughly what area were you fishin i was on the east end pretty slow only managed 1 pike 1 perch 1 burbot and a handful of small eyes
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I think that the burbot and pike are both feeding on tullibees and other baitfish suspended in the mid water coulomb. I have seen pike doing this before ,but it's interesting for me that the burbot exhibited this behavior also.
I never knew that burbot would forage in the mid water like that. I have only seen them no more than 3-4 feet off the bottom. A person does learn something new every day. :woot:
Good fishing reports everyone. :tipup:
WW
Yes they were feeding on minnows of some sort. We were watching the pike and Burbot chase them just looking down the hole... Made for interesting day still amazing to see the Burbot doing it
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roughly what area were you fishin i was on the east end pretty slow only managed 1 pike 1 perch 1 burbot and a handful of small eyes
Thanks Hunt2001
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Thanks Hunt2001
No prob
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Made it out today but after a recoil rope breaking on the strike master and a front axel breaking in my buddy's lifted truck we didn't get any fishing in. Heading back out tomorrow, hopefully won't have no breakdowns
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That's some crap luck Big Burk. Ive already been through the recoil/rope break once this year hopefully that's the extent of breakdowns and the ol Explorer makes it on the lakes tomorrow.
I'll be heading out bright and early, not sure whether ill try my usual pasqua or explore mission a bit, either way the cold should keep me moving around regardless.
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Made it out today but after a recoil rope breaking on the strike master and a front axel breaking in my buddy's lifted truck we didn't get any fishing in. Heading back out tomorrow, hopefully won't have no breakdowns
I hate throughs days
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Ive never fished Pasqua.. can anyone recommend which side of the lake and access to it and how deep the fish are etc?
thanks
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Ive never fished Pasqua.. can anyone recommend which side of the lake and access to it and how deep the fish are etc?
thanks
You can get on at the park or at Luther point the fish are sort of all over right now well for me anyways
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Hunt2001, is it just the access that was heavy with snow or is the lake pretty bad also?
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Hunt2001, is it just the access that was heavy with snow or is the lake pretty bad also?
The access was heavey but if you have 4x4 the lake is good
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Out on the east side of pasqua... Pretty slow 1 pike so far. Access to lake looks ok la few trucks on ice. Anyone having better luck out here? I'm in 18ft nothing on camera.
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???really dead at Katepwa how did anybody elsse find it?
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anyone know if i can get out on the east side of pasqua after the traffic on it today with my 2wd truck or do i still need a 4x4.
thanks
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Mission was on fire early this morning for me and my buddy. From 845-945 we landed about 25 fish a mix of good size perch and good Walleye 3 of which were 3-4lbs. Stayed steady throughout the day lots of lookers and no bites, picked up a bit towards the evening again but nothing like the morning.
All in all probably 50- 60ish fish landed between us two, half of which were in our first hour. All the Walleye went back to swim another day and kept 10 solid perch. The main ticket for bites today was a gold flutterfish (not tipped with a thing in the morning) and a half a minnow. All in all a great day and found myself a spot on mission I think.
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Were you at the ski-hill?
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Maaaaaaybe ;) lol
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Does anyone know why when we opened our shack hole on mission tonight it flooded all around us? Why does it do that ? Thx
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Weight of the new snow. :)
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Got into some fish today, not the best day size wise biggest fish was a 5lb pike. But caught small walleye and perch all day but only got 3 pike on the tip ups. Was on echo today, going to hit Pasqua this week
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Got into some fish today, not the best day size wise biggest fish was a 5lb pike. But caught small walleye and perch all day but only got 3 pike on the tip ups. Was on echo today, going to hit Pasqua this week
good to hear your back fishin
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Thanx for the info roughrider LOL! I have a hot spot of my own on Mission, just glad to hear the perch are finally biting! I usually have better luck on the east end of the lake. Anyways good job on your catch! :)
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roughly what area were you fishin i was on the east end pretty slow only managed 1 pike 1 perch 1 burbot and a handful of small eyes
we went a ways west from the boat launch. sorry for being vague but i'm still pretty new to pasqua lake and the ice fishing game in general so i can't really give better directions
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we went a ways west from the boat launch. sorry for being vague but i'm still pretty new to pasqua lake and the ice fishing game in general so i can't really give better directions
thanks
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Caught a burbot late last night east side of mission, took the bear to the west side of mission and was slow but saw the most action near the river mouth at 20.5 ft.... got home and finally decided to try pike liver, well the taste was ok for me but the texture not so much or maybe it was the idea of it, my man loved it, said it tasted like lobster or crab, ate all of it. I kept it simple, fried it in butter salt pep and garlic pow... I think I opened another pandoras box cause besides frying up the egg sacks now i have to fry up the liver too, plus i do all the fish cleaning. Anyway going back to the west side of mission tomorrow.
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Burbot has much larger liver than pike.
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stopped by pasqua today on way way through they have the boat launch on the east end cleaned out now still some snow at the bottom of the launch though but good to go now
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Had another really solid day today on mission, had to move around a bit to get on some steady action but managed about 40 fish a mix of Walleye and perch. Biggest perch was 12" almost all were cookie cutter copies of one another 9-11 inches. Walleye were on the smaller side today with only a couple over 3 pounds.
Very nice day out, got a little gusty at times but that's Saskatchewan! All fish went back besides 3 perch that I reeled in a little too quickly. Is their any tricks to keep the bladder from filling with air other then bringing them in slowly, and if it does fill can the fish still be released and be fine?
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Had another really solid day today on mission, had to move around a bit to get on some steady action but managed about 40 fish a mix of Walleye and perch. Biggest perch was 12" almost all were cookie cutter copies of one another 9-11 inches. Walleye were on the smaller side today with only a couple over 3 pounds.
Very nice day out, got a little gusty at times but that's Saskatchewan! All fish went back besides 3 perch that I reeled in a little too quickly. Is their any tricks to keep the bladder from filling with air other then bringing them in slowly, and if it does fill can the fish still be released and be fine?
I've been told that you can buy a thing at fishing stores that look like a large needle and that if you poke their air sack you can release them. I have never tried this myself though.
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Had another really solid day today on mission, had to move around a bit to get on some steady action but managed about 40 fish a mix of Walleye and perch. Biggest perch was 12" almost all were cookie cutter copies of one another 9-11 inches. Walleye were on the smaller side today with only a couple over 3 pounds.
Very nice day out, got a little gusty at times but that's Saskatchewan! All fish went back besides 3 perch that I reeled in a little too quickly. Is their any tricks to keep the bladder from filling with air other then bringing them in slowly, and if it does fill can the fish still be released and be fine?
Fishing shallower is the only way to truely prevent that, even if they dont puke their air bladders doesent mean they will survive from thoses depths. Fizzing fish with a needle is a bandaid at best, lots of guys argue that thoses fish die as well.
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new to this site.just wandering how the access to pasqua is like after allthis wind
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I've been told that you can buy a thing at fishing stores that look like a large needle and that if you poke their air sack you can release them. I have never tried this myself though.
There are a lot of people who think that poking the bulge in their mouth will help. It doesn't. What you are doing is putting a hole in the stomach as well as the air bladder. Ask yourself, "would I live if some put a porportional hole in my stomach and lung?"
"The available evidence suggests that venting fish should not only be discouraged by fishery management agencies, but given the possibility that venting may adversely affect survival of fish captured from deep water, this practice should be prohibited, rather than required by regulation."
*Gene R. Wilde, professor of fish ecology at the Dept of Biological Sciences at Texas Tech University.*
He has compiled 17 studies that assessed the potential benefits of venting in 21 fish species (both marine and freshwater). He found the technique as practiced by sportsfishermen and biologists alike, to hold little benefit to the fish.
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Had another really solid day today on mission, had to move around a bit to get on some steady action but managed about 40 fish a mix of Walleye and perch. Biggest perch was 12" almost all were cookie cutter copies of one another 9-11 inches. Walleye were on the smaller side today with only a couple over 3 pounds.
Very nice day out, got a little gusty at times but that's Saskatchewan! All fish went back besides 3 perch that I reeled in a little too quickly. Is their any tricks to keep the bladder from filling with air other then bringing them in slowly, and if it does fill can the fish still be released and be fine?
Were u in the red tent with the blue SUV on the West side of mission?
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Wondering what the access is like at the west end of Echo since all this snow/wind? Hope to head out there Saturday and wondering if I will have to walk out or will be able to drive. Is the lake heavy with snow or is there a good trail out to shacks still? thanx for any info! :) ???
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Thanks for the info guys. Ya that was me with the red pop-up and a black Explorer. My explorer made it on and off fine with 4X4 and there are some good paths still at the west end of Mission. I went off the paths a bit and still didn't have any problems. There is a bit of drifting but nothing too intense.
Edit: west side of echo, misread but I know behind the gas station getting on was a little rough even a week or two ago.
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new to this site.just wandering how the access to pasqua is like after allthis wind
Pasqua park boat launch access great I was on today no problem.
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thanks for the imfo hope to get out on saturday
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Prob headed to Pasqua tomorrow. Anyone know how tough it is gettin around?
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Hi guys,
I was wondering if there is a spot to park and walk on at the old camp Tawasi on the N side of Echo Lake? :-\
I was also wondering where would be a good spot to park and walk on at Pasqua Lake? ???
WW
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there is a good parking spot at pasqua at provincial park it is aall plowed and easy access on to the ice
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Pasqua at the east end by the campground there is plenty of room to park however it is a bit of a walk to get to greater water depths. If your going for Jack this may not be an issue. Other then that the North side of the lake by Lutherland is likely not a bad walk or parking further west by the Wambach launch, however this is quite a steep slope leading down to the lake so I wouldn't reccomend driving down it if you don't have a vehichle that can get back up.
I may head out tomorrow not sure if I will hit pasqua or mission but if you see a black explorer and a red quickfish 3 pop up feel free to come by, ill likely be fishing solo.
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Camp tawasi you can park on the west side of the old camp. There's a spot to drive down by the old bunks with lots of room to park. It can be hit or miss there but usually can get into Cisco non stop if you fish 25+ft
Made it out to fort San today and did ok, bunch of perch and a few pike. Hopefully Saturday I will be on Pasqua to try to get my 3 year old his first fish
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Thanks for the info Big Burk, Roughrider24 & daniels papa. :)
My main species i am usually looking for is burbot and pike, but I am happy with any species that's willing to bite that day, even the ciscos / tullibees are fine by me. ;D
When I look at Pasqua Lake I see it's divided up into 3-4 chunks separated by points. I know the first main part running W to E is the deepest part but I was wondering about the other 2 -3 shallow areas up to Skinners marsh. Do any of you ever fish in them, if so what do you find?
I am guessing probably pike, but that area should have other fish species also. :-\
Good luck Big Burk, I hope the little guy lands a lunker. :tipup:
WW
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was out on pasqua yesterday and today. yesterday we did pretty good lots of action all day , today was slowest i have ever had it at the shack only a couple tullies, couple little eyes and 4 pike on tip ups
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any thoughts on how the fishing will be this weekend? looks like the temperatre will drop 20 degrees from friday night to saturday morning. just curious what others think.
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Anyone drive out to the fort today? Want to take my son to the shack at sandy beach but need a road report
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I came from North of the Fort, roads were OK, some snow covered spots.
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Just came from my house, about ten minutes before the fort and roads were good to Regina. A little slick in a few spots but my mud tires on my truck slide easier than most tires and I had no issues.
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Out at Echo now, old fellow next to me just caught a big walleye (pickerel) that was all covered with growths! :woot: Anyone else ever see this? :unsure: Kinda gross! :icefish:
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Thanks fellas. The boy n I are headed out
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Out at Echo now, old fellow next to me just caught a big walleye (pickerel) that was all covered with growths! :woot: Anyone else ever see this? :unsure: Kinda gross! :icefish:
I caught a walleye out at Echo last year that had the same thing. I asked around too, to see if anybody had seen that before. Nobody really knew anything so I checked the good ol' Internet. From what I could find the growths are caused from stress when they are or about to spawn. Also said that they were ok to eat and nothing was really wrong with them. I still didn't eat the fish, ended up putting him back.
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What's access like at Fort San? Or on any of the lakes right now? Think the 4x4 will do fine making it on?
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I had no problem getting on behind SB gas station. If you have a 4X4 you'll be fine!
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fort san was good getting on this morning.... hammered perch kept 15 for supper tonight.. caught a few tiny eyes released also
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Out at Echo now, old fellow next to me just caught a big walleye (pickerel) that was all covered with growths! :woot: Anyone else ever see this? :unsure: Kinda gross! :icefish:
Have caught several Eyes woth those growths on them this year. I ate them anyway!!! LOL! Absolutely nothing out of the ordinary inside the fish, the flesh looked fine, so into the pan for some and the smoker for others. Tasted Great! @)
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I heard the growths were caused by them being wounded when they were small and its like scar tissue
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There were at least 100 growths on it! I know I wouldn't be eating it no matter how hungry I was! :woot: caught about 20 perch and 2 walleye yesterday! All of them were too small , threw them all back!
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The growths are actually caused by a virus that affects many freshwater species in our lakes. The virus is transmitted by direct contact to other fish (which is why we are seeing it more now that the spawn is coming and fish are hanging out together) and through the water when the tumors fall off. THIS VIRUS IS NOT ZOONOTIC!! (Does not affect mammals) and DOES NO harm the fish in any way. Most tumors will fall off naturally by themselves after the spawn and leave a small scar. As an AHT (animal health technologist) I was curious, did some "exploratory cleaning" and found that the tumors are stictly superficial (on the skin only) and do not penetrate to the underlying tissues. If you can get over the rather "unappetizing" look of the fish, just clean as normal and enjoy your catch! ;)
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Wondering how fishing was today for everyone with the cold weather and wind... M
Anyone that was fishing in a portable tent hut or outside please let me know... I will be out Tom in my portable but the cold weather keeps me from moving around as much...
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Hi bite-me 7.
I have seen those bumps on some walleye caught through the ice on ice fishing tv shows.
I also wondered what they were so I looked them up and here is what I found. Just click this link for the a dagnosis ----> http://fishandboat.com/images/pages/qa/fish/walleye_tumors.htm
Even though they say it's safe, for myself, I would not eat any fish that had warts, bumps or tumors or parsites on or in it. :P
WW
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Anyone go to west end of Echo today? Wondering how the access is after that wind last night!? Heading there tommorow.
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Was at mission today and made out pretty good about 15 perch and 5 Walleye the bite was good in the morning and got slower as the day progressed. Lots of lookers on the camera must have tried 30 different hooks. Way too cold to move around so spent the entire day in the pop up with the heater on. Ran out of propane at 430 so packed up. My explorer didn't have any issues on the lake, was drifting a bit but nothing too crazy.
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Went out on Pasqua today and did ok. Lots of little perch and walleye but nothing besides a few jumbo perch for size today though.
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how was the wind on pasqua today might head out tomorrow i only a popup so dont want to go out if it is to winday
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The size of fish weren't that great for us either, perch were 9-12 inches most around 9 inches. Walleye were all very small besides 3 we got that were around 20-22 inches.
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Wind wasn't too bad today in my portable. Cold as hell setting tip ups today though and tomorrow is suppose to be colder
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well if its that cold and windy out theres always fish sticks in the freezer for supper lol.
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Damn! Winds forcasted again for today and friggin cold! Wanted to head to Echo, but thinking it may be a cold walk out to shack! LOL Never should have got rid of the truck! LOL :P :-\
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We were out on Mission yesterday by the ski hill, 10 Walleye's and 7 perch... Only one decent walleye... threw em all back! I was hoping to get out today but I feel better about staying in my nice warm house!
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Anyone brave the cold and try fishing today? :woot:
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Anyone brave the cold and try fishing today? :woot:
We slept on the ice, didn't wake up to stoke the stove... Brrr, we didn't even want to take the sno bear out. Packed up and went home.
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How is the fishing late at night? Always wanted to try for Walleye!
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How is the fishing late at night? Always wanted to try for Walleye!
I've only caught burbot at night. Walleye early evening.
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Walleye at night is fantastic if you find them... Where they are they will bite... I night fish five or six times a winter and almost always catch walleye ad now with the flasher to find them it's Even better
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Got talked in to going out to Echo today. It was a cold set up but once we got going we found the walleyes quick. Kept 2 two pounders for supper but sent back 4.5 and 5 pounders. Real slow presentation with minnows, seemed to like both the PK's and the buck shot glows.
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We slept on the ice, didn't wake up to stoke the stove... Brrr, we didn't even want to take the sno bear out. Packed up and went home.
We stayed home today. Just a little too cold for my liking!!!!
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Heading out to mission in a few minutes to try my luck in the cold
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Heading to Echo today, hope I do better than I did on my last few outings!
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Heading out to mission in a few minutes to try my luck in the cold
How did u make out at Mission? Did u fish the East or West end? :whistle:
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Didn't make it out yesterday because by the time my buddies were ready to go I had to stay home and wait for a tractor that was getting delivered to my place. They said they had a decent day but didn't say what they all caught
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Didn't make it out yesterday because by the time my buddies were ready to go I had to stay home and wait for a tractor that was getting delivered to my place. They said they had a decent day but didn't say what they all caught
OK, Thanks anyways BB :thumbsup:
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Very slow on Echo today! :P Few perch, very few on camera. Was able to get onto lake with my van, Ok as long as you stay on a trail.
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Nice to hear you saved yourself a hike by getting the van on :P. I might head out tomorrow I haven't been on pasqua for a while and am curious what I can find over there. I switched to mission in search of good perch and did fairly well but am always searching for better ;).
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Very slow on Echo today! :P Few perch, very few on camera. Was able to get onto lake with my van, Ok as long as you stay on a trail.
where did you access echo
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Behind SB gas station, I know this because he borrowed my shack! ;D
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Ya, and he needs to move it cause theres no fish fish under it! LOL Just kidding, nice to have use of a shack!
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Ya, and he needs to move it cause theres no fish fish under it! LOL Just kidding, nice to have use of a shack!
Ya no kidding I build one this year and will never go back but still have the pop up for exploring
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anyone been out lately, whats the bite like. haven't been out in a week now will be out on friday
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Was out today on Mission, took some hook swaps to figure out the perch/walleye wanted micro jigs and slow presentation. Once I narrowed this down caught a lot of good perch, small Walleye and a couple Jack on my light rod/line which is always fun.
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heading to pasqua on saturday any updates on good spots or is all the lake biting good
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Any Katepwa reports to share???
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Was a slow day out at the shack today nice to meet team tip up today and a big thanks to the guy who give me a boost today since I left my lights on on my truck
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Which lake were you on hunt2001? ???
WW
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Which lake were you on hunt2001? ???
WW
Pasqua
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Heading to Pasqua tomorrow. Going to be nice enough out I won't have frozen hands by the time I have the tip ups set.
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heading to pasqua tomorrow how is the fishing out there lately
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heading to pasqua tomorrow how is the fishing out there lately
Not to good for me
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Hunt you heading out tomorrow? We are starting on the west end hitting a few spots but may end up by the boat launch if the fish don't co-operate. We did ok there last weekend, not the best day but good enough
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Think a buddy and I are going to start by the ski hill on Mission tomorrow and see how it goes from there.
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Hunt you heading out tomorrow? We are starting on the west end hitting a few spots but may end up by the boat launch if the fish don't co-operate. We did ok there last weekend, not the best day but good enough
No cant tomorrow unless i can get out after lunch but will be out sunday. Will you be out sunday
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Should be out Sunday. Unless we get onto the fish in one spot really good we will probably stay mobile and work from the west end to the east end on Pasqua like we plan to do tomorrow.
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Gonna try the West end of Echo Saturday, will post how it goes throughout the day! :P
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Good Luck! Hope there is some fish under your shack this time!LOL
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Tried a different spot on mission and nothing but tulibee so we are on the move possibly different lake
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Where were you on mission. I'm on Pasqua and got nothing going. Going to try the ski hill shortly
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Out at Echo, always perch on cam, caught about 15 so far, 3 keepers!!!
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i'm seeing alot of people having trouble and hearing of lots of people having trouble catching lots of fish or keeper perch and walleye especially, i am not suprised because i herd there was lots of summer kill with low oxygen levels in the lake this year. Though myself and my buddies are doing great when we go out together, but we have a flasher. yesterday limited with walleye and released a dozen or so, also released a few burbot, a pile of tullibee and a half dozen pike all from two holes. i have a buddy with a shack on echo that is catching 4 -6 fish (variety) everytime he goes out , usually no walleye, couple perch, and burbot close to dark not much else. im finding gotta be deeeeeep this year, over 30 ft seems to be key, even without a flasher fished near two other guys that were also deep they caught quite a few walleye also, they had no flasher but deep seems key
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Went by the ski hill was catching lots of perch 9-10 inches we wanted some big Walleye so went to a couple spots on echo fished 35-40ft water caught lots of small guys then my buddy hooked a solid 26.5 inch Walleye. But when we looked at it half its mouth was mangled but guess it was still hungry :P. After that we were catching better sized fish but the 26.5 incher was the fish of the day.
Didn't keep any fish today but was a perfect day for moving around and finding fish.
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Boy did we have a good day on Pasqua. Fished shallow and found them. Pike fishing was great had flags flying all day, fish caught were in the 3-10lb range and this pig I got my buddy on. Second year in a row he has gotten a new PB pike on my tip ups I set for him. Walleye were small, but caught a few. Got into some jumbo perch for a while and caught a few burbot. Great day of fishing hopefully tomorrow is as good!
Didn't have a scale and tape was in my other truck so no weight or measurement on it, but I have large hands if it does the pictures any justice.
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Iced about 40 perch today between me and wife, 12 keepers , the rest went back to grow bigger for next weekend! Lol!!! How did everyone else make out? No walleye, had one pike check out our presentation, but was not interested!
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Iced about 40 perch today between me and wife, 12 keepers , the rest went back to grow bigger for next weekend! Lol!!! How did everyone else make out? No walleye, had one pike check out our presentation, but was not interested!
We did good with pike today ;D
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was at west end of pasqua today pretty slow got 2 pike and 1 small eye but it was a beatiful day to be out
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On Pasqua for a few hours this afternoon. Lots of fish on the flasher but only iced 8 or 10 small walleye and one tullibee. Nothing worth keeping.
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We did good with pike today ;D
you going to west end again tomorrow nice fish by the way
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Ya unless it dies off then we will head east
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Good day Burk hope tomorrow goes as well for you.
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Didn't make it out till the afternoon but had another great day, tons of small walleye, few burbot and the tip ups were hot for pike again. Was a good weekend got my buddy onto two new PB fish, the pike yesterday and this nice walleye he got today. How'd everyone else make out?
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That`s a nice looking pike Big Burk! Gotta be 20-23 lbs? Good job! :thumbsup:
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Slow day for me today in the shack a couple tullies and a few smaller walleye tip ups were doing good today but nothin big
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Didn't make it out till the afternoon but had another great day, tons of small walleye, few burbot and the tip ups were hot for pike again. Was a good weekend got my buddy onto two new PB fish, the pike yesterday and this nice walleye he got today. How'd everyone else make out?
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Were abouts you go today burk
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West end of Pasqua
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West end of Pasqua
I have nevrr ice fished the west end were would you get on at
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I drive on at the boat launch by lutherland and just drive down lake. There's another access further west but can be rough at times and haven't used it this year
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I drive on at the boat launch by lutherland and just drive down lake. There's another access further west but can be rough at times and haven't used it this year
O ok thanks
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has anyone had any good luck any where on Katepwa, deep shallow ,sandy beach, pelican point, main beach any where?
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Katepwas still dead!?
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Katepwas still dead!?
Did you try there lately? :unsure: :laugh:
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No, was asking Treeplucker.
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My shack is on sandy beach and we weren't having much luck until we moved the shack to deeper water. After moving the shack on Sunday at around 1030, we pulled up 4 pikes, 3 tulibees, 2 walleyes (1 spit the hook just ask was going to grab it out the hole), and a small perch. Fished till 1230ish then had to run. Best afternoon on sandy beach in a few weeks. My dads cousin has his shack there too and they are in shallower water and have had some good weekends
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A notice to anyone fishing the east end of echo, the access by pctc is pretty blown in and will take one or two more guys getting stuck and shovelling it out before its good again. Had to go pull my younger brother out tonight, he was stuck right at shore trying to get onto lake. He's lucky I live ten minutes away its a cold one out there tonight!
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yes it is really dead at Katepwa any where i have tryed, the odd small jack
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went to pasqua to a few of my hot spots got over 20 good eyes brother got 1 over 7 pounds and lots of nice 12-13 inch perch 4 dogs had to break trail going to my hot spot but worth it was nice to be the only one there all year
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What is the access like at the far end of echo by the gas station and access at Fort San? Hope to make it out tomorrow morning.
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how's the bite at pasqua lately fellas? haven't had a chance to get out for the past couple weeks
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was on pasqua 4 days ago was awesome going to be out again on sunday :)
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Pasqua has been great for us we caught a few really nice fish and tons of smaller ones
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Seems like Pasqua's the best fishing and Katepwa is the worst! Are the fish moving up stream? ???
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Gonna be trying west ketepewa, had good luck with jumbo perch
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Pasqua has been great for us we caught a few really nice fish and tons of smaller ones
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What a great day... Sarcasm off. Well we got out to west ketepewa a little after 4, we caught two jumbo perch and two keeper walleye. Threw back two walleye. I guess its super crappy up to of the valley so were sleeping on the ice again. We'll try west ketepewa again.
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Unless someone tells me west mission is better.? :)
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anyone one east end of pasqua today? how is the access? might be heading out tomorrow
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Anyone try the East end of Mission lately? Gonna try it out tomorrow morn. Will post how we do! :afro:
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Anyone try the East end of Mission lately? Gonna try it out tomorrow morn. Will post how we do! :afro:
Our shack is on the east end of mission 12 ft of water.. the fishing is bad there all this season we caught 1 burbot and jack. We take the sno bear out and just use the shack to sleep in... Also today a lot of trucks got stuck at the boat launch... At west ketepewa in 25 ft catching jumbo pearch.. not limits but great size.
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Fished luther point today pretty slow out there today 2 walleyes, 2 burbot and some jacks. The worst day ive had out there this year, oh well might try again tomorrow
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I'm heading out tomorrow with a buddy we may try our spot on echo closer to the west end. Also curious about pasqua as I haven't been out there for a while. Mission and echo have been stealing my attention this year which is contrary to previous years where I stick to pasqua.
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Caught a burbot late last night east side of mission, took the bear to the west side of mission and was slow but saw the most action near the river mouth at 20.5 ft.... got home and finally decided to try pike liver, well the taste was ok for me but the texture not so much or maybe it was the idea of it, my man loved it, said it tasted like lobster or crab, ate all of it. I kept it simple, fried it in butter salt pep and garlic pow... I think I opened another pandoras box cause besides frying up the egg sacks now i have to fry up the liver too, plus i do all the fish cleaning. Anyway going back to the west side of mission tomorrow.
Tried stir fry of fresh pike liver. It is much tastier than frozen chicken liver. Maybe it is the freezing that makes the difference.
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There is a lot of snow out there so if you see someone stuck it only takes you 5 min to help them out unless they drove a car on then I think it's their own fault and need to learn a lesson, so don't help them right away let them work for it.
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My buddy and I fished the west end of pasqua today and between the 2 of we caught 50 to 60 fish probably 25 or more perch all were 11" plus and lots of big jumbos 12 to 13" only 1 pike caught was 3 to 4 lbs . Lots of walleys biggest probably 2 to 3 lbs . Looks like the perch are finally biting.
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Mission was dead today, spent alot of time getting trucks unstuck at east end ! Hit west end and also dead! Moved to west end of Echo and it was slow to! Sounds like we should have hit west end of Pasqua! Seem to always be missing the bite this year, s@it!!!! One of these times we will get them! LOL :( ???
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My buddy and I were fishing just west of the hatchery, slow day and we weren't in moving around mode due to previous nights activities at festive-ale. Probably managed around 15 fish combined, small Walleye, small perch and tullibee.
Might try pasqua tomorrow I bought a single man Frabill commando max for $200.00 regular $500.00. Complete pain in arse to assemble but looks like a pretty good shelter.
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was out at the shack today slowest day of the year for me only iced 5 fish one keeper and didn't look like anyone else around me was doing any better
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There is a lot of snow out there so if you see someone stuck it only takes you 5 min to help them out unless they drove a car on then I think it's their own fault and need to learn a lesson, so don't help them right away let them work for it.
i second that
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caught a pile of perch today east of fort san between the 3 of us 18 keepers 10".....
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How is access onto Pasqua after the weekend..?
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Slow day on Sunday, between Mission and Echo hatchery we managed three fish all day, little perch, little walleye, and a tulibee....
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How is access onto Pasqua after the weekend..?
as long as you have a 4x4 you are good to go, i had no prob anyways
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Fished east end of pasqua today access was good if you have anything with 4X4 there's a good main path packed from theweekend.
Fishing was good jumbo perch biting all day, lots of big jack on the camera scaring away my perch. Caught 3 Burbot also scaring away my perch, one big bugger was trying to eat my camera which I ended up catching.
Walleye were easily spooked all day up until 4 and would only hit my deadstick. At 4pm the Walleye changed moods and became aggressive biting my 5 of diamonds.
I'm liking my new Frabill Commando Max seems like a good shelter I just got to figure something out for the Auger/mounting my heater for early/late season when I'm forced to walk out.
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was out on pasqua today south side of the lake drove half way down alof of snow my big cummins was chewing and overheating working hard snow was half way up on my 35" tires in some spots diffs dragging bite was slow got 12 jumbo perch 8 eyes 1 dog and 10 or so tulabee i see a chevy truck followed my path i made and stopped beside me didnt wanna go any further not sure how they did i was in 38 feet of water
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Will be heading to the shack first thing in the morning on pasqua will post how we did
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just got back for pasqua slow day again got 2 pike on rods and 6 on tip ups biggest was 12 pounds 36 inches. thats all we caught, be out again saturday
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How was the snow on Pasqua? Heading out tomorrow afternoon in the F250 hopefully the nitto mud grapplers will chew through it with ease
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How was the snow on Pasqua? Heading out tomorrow afternoon in the F250 hopefully the nitto mud grapplers will chew through it with ease
I would say with 4x4 and decent tires you should be good to go anywere still thrre is more than a week ago but not undrivable yet
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I was out on pasqua yesterday straight out from the boat launch in the park with a new dodge 1500 crew cab 4x4 and had no trouble at all.. You'll be fine.. Now you just need the fish to be biting..
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K good to know, I shouldn't have any problems getting around then.
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K good to know, I shouldn't have any problems getting around then.
I wouldnt think so I never travelled to far but it seemed good there is a couple spots worse but with a little pedal you should be good
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i broke trail going to the indian grave yard on south side of lake with the old cummins i was chewing i got brand new fierce attitude tires 33x13 wide tire to push if you had skinny tires you will be fine
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K good to know, I shouldn't have any problems getting around then.
how did you make out today
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Hey all!
I am new to Sask, living in Grenfell, and looking for some decent fishing spots. I just moved out here from Calgary, where I met alot of good folk through the outdoorsmen forum.
I have been on Crooked, but with only having a minivan I am walking on only. Is there anywhere at Pasqua where a guy and a kid can walk on and get into some fish? We have all the needed gear.
We are thinking of getting out on Sat.
Would a minivan make it out?
HA, I guess I am mainly looking for some tips to get into some perch and burbs.
Thanks!!
Ofcourse, if someone is willing to take a guy out, I could leave my daughter behind for a trip. I am always looking to make new friends.
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how did you make out today
Didn't make it out today, was putting a new seal in the rear end of the F250 and needed to get more parts. Will be out all weekend.
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Gonna try the West End of Echo in the morning! If the fish ain't gonna bite, I'm gonna bring out the dynamite! :woot: Lol! Will post how I do! :icefish:
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Didn't make it out today, was putting a new seal in the rear end of the F250 and needed to get more parts. Will be out all weekend.
Ok we are headin out on sat stop by if your by the shack
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going out to pasqua tom and saturday got some new tip ups hoping to get into some big fish but the biggest problem is i couldn't find any smelts down here in the fort, i though usually robo has them but they didn't i even tried co-op and they didnt have any... any suggestions
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Catch a tullibee and slice it up as pike bait :p. I am heading out to pasqua tomorrow and have a little bag of some sort, only about 4"-5" bait. If you see a black explorer and a frabill one man I could give you them.
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going out to pasqua tom and saturday got some new tip ups hoping to get into some big fish but the biggest problem is i couldn't find any smelts down here in the fort, i though usually robo has them but they didn't i even tried co-op and they didnt have any... any suggestions
Superstore in Regina has them, Not sure if you are able to get there before you head out. It is a good sized bag for less than $10
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That's forty five min the wrong direction
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Hey Fishbrain, I also only have a van and have been able to get on west end of Echo as long as you stay on trails. You can walk on at Lutheren Point (Pasqua). How has the fishing been at Crooked? Not sure how access is at Fort San on Echo, but heading there tommorow.May be walking on!
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Hey Killem! We have our shack down at Crooked and it has been good to us! From what I hear from others, it has been slow for perch. We are in a great spot and have done well! Lots of Pike and even a HOG 8.5 Wally!( manage about 3 per trip!) Burbot are plentiful but are cruisin and chasing the entire water column! We are at Indian Point and access is a bit tricky. Lots of drifting so hoping some weekdayers may have packed it downs some. Some big drifts so DRIVE CAREFULLY! We are in a big 1/2 ton 4x4 and we have been stuck! (Thank God for good ppl!) If you see the Sugar Shack..,.stop in and say HI! Happy Fishing! :)
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Heading out in morning to try to find some more 20+lb pike, haven't decided if we are going to Pasqua or echo yet.
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Hey Fishbrain, I also only have a van and have been able to get on west end of Echo as long as you stay on trails. You can walk on at Lutheren Point (Pasqua). How has the fishing been at Crooked? Not sure how access is at Fort San on Echo, but heading there tommorow.May be walking on!
Thanks Killem! Me and a little one are going to head over to Indian point and see what we can put on the ice there. It keeps the wife happy if I dont take a kid to a lake I have not been to yet, lol.
Happy wife=happy life and more fishing time
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was out on pasqua again today got a few pike some tullies and a little walleye. had some perch on camera but they just would not bite. pretty slow day for us. time to move the shack down alittle getting lots of snow around it and the fishing has been a little better down a little farther. how did anyone else make out.
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What a nice day on Pasqua caught some fish and caught some rays. Watched a lad catch his biggest eye a7# he put it back. When we left my buddy broke through before we could get out he and his buddy were over to push us out. I hope he catches a ten pound eye next time nice lads. The type of people I want to meet on the ice. :)
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Fished Fort San in the morning and didn't have much luck. Moved and bit and found some decent perch, then the auger decided to be dumb and the muffler fell off and a bunch of plastic was melted. After that, went in town to get some parts then went to Pasqua, caught 25 fish in 1.5 hours average 5 lbs plus! But did I mention they were tulibees! The raccoon are going to hate us this spring when we use them for trap bait!
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Tried deeper water than we usually fish today and will be hitting the shallow water next time. Only a dozen small walleye and first time of the year with no flags on the tip ups.
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Very slow two days it's been from the normal 40+ plus fish only caught about half that in two day total rather disappointing with the warm weather not needing to be in the pop up
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I was actually thinking trying shallower next time as well. I feel like up until now I've been chasing fish deeper and deeper with success but as of the last couple times feel like I lost what depth to find them at consistently. Rather than waiting for schools or the odd fishi gotta explore some new spots and try the different depths.
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Fished Fort San yesterday and iced 40 perch in 2hrs ! 10 keepers for lunch! Buddy went in the morning and did OK, but was slow bite in the afternoon ! ???
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I was actually thinking trying shallower next time as well. I feel like up until now I've been chasing fish deeper and deeper with success but as of the last couple times feel like I lost what depth to find them at consistently. Rather than waiting for schools or the odd fishi gotta explore some new spots and try the different depths.
i tryed all over today with not much luck 4 to 34 fow moved lots and not much luck today not sure where they were hiding
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went to pasqua lake for the first time on saturday.a gorgeous day didnt even use the shack.moved around a bit caught about 12 tullibee and 6 walleye one was either side of 4 pounds.threw everything back for karmas sake.definately going back this weekend.
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Team Buckshot strikes again me brother and nephew got over 40 fish today 22 eyes lots of burbot and about 6 tullabee nephew was extremely happy his previous record for ice fishing was 6 fish he got 11 fish yesterday and cought his biggest eye yet brother got a nice 24" eye all on pasqua in one of our honey holes kept our limit of walleye and went home for a good fish fry
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nice to see the kids out and the excited looks on there faces that what makes the days special its not always the size of fish your catching keep taking them out uncle...
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that's awesome buckshot! those kids won't forget that! can't wait to get my kids out on the water!
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fished pasqua saturday. lots of action all day. hit pretty much every type of fish in the lake - a few big pike, 2 tullibees, 5 nice perch and a pile of eyes. had a big fish fry out on the lake and had a few fillets for the inlaws too. fantastic day out on the ice!
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forgot about the doggers we caught too! they were deadly in the pan!
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Good pictures team buckshot, looked like a fun day. @)
Nice to see everyone out enjoying the fine sport of fishing. :)
WW
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lmao thank you killem i think i some is just jealous
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was out on pasqua again today moved the shack and got into some nice jumbos
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was at the shack on pasqua again today caught some more jumbos and a ton of tullibies and a couple smaller eyes
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Fishing on Crooked has been rather slow. I managed a 56cm eye the other day but that was the only bite all afternoon.
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Which part of Crooked are you fishing? Heard it has been pretty good at Indian Point?
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Which part of Crooked are you fishing? Heard it has been pretty good at Indian Point?
Grenfell beach for the most part, was on Indian point on the weekend and didn't fair any better. Going to try the point again here this weekend. I have heard of some catching but most people say it has been a slow year. I am dieing to get into some perch.
My biggest issue is a hand auger, burn all your steam real quick when you are trying to do some hole hopping. lol
I will say, I am in love with these PK lures tho.
Being new I am sure doesn't help, having to learn a lake, depths. Next purchase is a new auger.
No matter tho, even a day without catching is better than a day not on the ice!
Just spoke to Mrs. ME and I think I am going to head down to Indian point tomorrow morning after dropping the littles off at school. If you are down there, just look for the bearded guy, in the brown jacket walking on with the orange sled. Feel free to say hello.
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What is access like at Fort San and across the lake? I plan on heading out to Fort San then across the lake if fishing is slow, just don't want to get the truck stuck!
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If you have a 4x4 you should be OK, that as of last Saturday though!
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4x4 with decent tires you should have no problems on the lake, don't know how bad the access is but bring a shovel or two just in case, some of the drifts in the middle of the lake were starting to get deep as well
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Was out on pasqua this afternoon it looked as they had some fresh snow I would say 3 to 4 inches.Fishing wasn't too bad I caught 1 small doggie 1 tullibe and 18 walleye largest was 20 inch all went back to grow some more .Driving on with 4 x 4 wasn't too bad snow is getting deeper at least on the far west end.
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Beautiful day on mission aside from the idiot on the quad with no muffler....25 perch and 1 walleye. Nothing to big but they were bitting and a sunburn to go with it...doesn't get much better
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How is access on echo west end or pasqua east end? I'm sure there has been some trails made from today.
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If u have 4x4, you should be good, if not be prepared to walk! :woot: gonna be out tomorrow on west Echo, better be good before the storm and cold front moves in!!! :unsure: :%$#!:
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My buddy and I were out on pasqua west and we caught around 25 to 30 fish mostly wallys my buddy caught a nice Wally around 6pm It was 23.5" took a couple photos and sent her back like all the rest.
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Went out to Pasqua for a little bit, caught a few pike on the tip ups but only a few nibbles on the rods. Heading out tomorrow to spend the day on the lake instead of just a few hours.
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was out at the shack on pasqua today got a 4 to5 pound pike a few smaller walleyes, and a few tullibies, no perch today. fished for 4 and half hours not to bad of a day.
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Made it out today, ventured out to the south side of the lake and was a great day with nobody else even attempting to cross. Had to break trail a few km and shovel out once, also my shift linkage went on my F150 so changing gears was a task, having to crawl under the truck and do it by hand wasn't fun but we made it to our spot after working the truck pretty good. Only one burbot today but the pike fishing was unreal, biggest was only a 10lber but having a flag or hit on the rod every few minutes made up for the lack in size. Took the whole family out, myself, my fiancé, my son and our two dogs and had a great day on the lake even with the temps not being as nice as yesterday.
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lloks like everyone had fun thats what its all about.
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A nice sturdy Walleye on Pasqua
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Some nice pics big burk looks like use had a good time with the family
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Anyone know how the fishing is behind standing buffalo on echo, we have had it pretty slow the last two times at Lutherand on Pasqua...
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Anyone know how the fishing is behind standing buffalo on echo, we have had it pretty slow the last two times at Lutherand on Pasqua...
There are way better places than standing buff @ echo. I used to fish the fort religiously when I was younger and this time of year I would be getting as far away from the crowds as possible and work structure/shelves until I located fish. Its probably going to take a couple weekends of fooling around but once you find them you're good to go and you can fish in peace. You'd be surprised how shallow you can find fish this time of year as well.
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There are way better places than standing buff @ echo. I used to fish the fort religiously when I was younger and this time of year I would be getting as far away from the crowds as possible and work structure/shelves until I located fish. Its probably going to take a couple weekends of fooling around but once you find them you're good to go and you can fish in peace. You'd be surprised how shallow you can find fish this time of year as well.
X2 on the shallows. We usually don't fish any deeper than 20ft at most early winter and set up 5-15ft usually once February rolls around. Haven't gotten skunked yet this year but came close the two times we fished deeper water.
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Heard a sled broke through on katepwa. Anyone know exactly where?
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Okay was wondering about buff because last year this time we did unbelievably good with walleye an I ask because it is very tough to get around on the lake this year all I have is all season tires so gotta go where there is a bit of a trail, have this weekend off will see where I can get to maybe have to walk a bit
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anyone know how the access is like at the very west end and whats biting
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anyone know how the access is like at the very west end and whats biting
West end of which lake? :unsure: ;D
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sorry about that not awake. that was pasqua looking for some nice size walleye.
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How access to the lake now after all that blowing snow? Has anyone been out the last couple days?
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How access to the lake now after all that blowing snow? Has anyone been out the last couple days?
Which lake end and of pasqua and echo was good yesterday
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thanks hunt2001 i think i will try west end of pasqua on sunday havent been down there in a few weeks. go see whats biting in the shallows
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anyone catching on Katepwa Just got back from holidays ?
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thanks hunt2001 i think i will try west end of pasqua on sunday havent been down there in a few weeks. go see whats biting in the shallows
If your going anywhere on the south side on the west end you will need good tires on your 4x4. All this wind this week wouldn't of helped any either. I'm heading out tomorrow there and won't be surprised if I need to shovel again, I have 35" very aggressive mud tires with a 2" lift and had some struggles last weekend. North side of the lake isn't nearly as bad
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Thanks guys! ill be heading down to he west end of pasqua somewhere im thinking!
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Good day on Echo today with the kids! About 50 perch and 5 tiny eyes. Kept enough perch for supper and the eyes went back to grow! :) :icefish:
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i have a 2001 dodge cummins with a 3 inch lift 33x13 inch tires and the snow was half way up my rim south west side of pasqua was chewing i was alright though as long as you have weight and power it will go any where lol
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I fished east pasqua in front the campground but had to stick to the trails for the most part. My explorer has poor clearance/no lift and crap all seasons. I barely strayed from the trail and ended up having to dig out once. Think I seen Mrbuckshot cruising down the south side with ease :P. I just graduated university and think a new truck is in the plans ASAP.
Didn't get away from the shacks and to some places I would have liked, but the Perch and jack were biting pretty much all day. Probably pulled in 40 perch all fairly good size and the jacks were hungry attacking any lure I threw down striking throughout the water column. At times I felt like they were chillin right below the ice, biggest was probably 9-10lbs and like a previous poster stated their teeth are missing/nubs? Never really paid attention to this in the past kind of weird.
Walleye seemed spooked easily caught a few smaller ones and had a couple of nice ones come right up to my bait only to turn me down, maybe they became more aggressive in the evening. Anyways a nice day out, only thing that could make it better is if my vehichle had some guts to make exploring possible.
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Going to head out early tomorrow morning. What's the ideal time to start fishing early in the morning?
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how is the boat Ramp at Bay-say-tah? Usually good perch in there.
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I fished east pasqua in front the campground but had to stick to the trails for the most part. My explorer has poor clearance/no lift and crap all seasons. I barely strayed from the trail and ended up having to dig out once. Think I seen Mrbuckshot cruising down the south side with ease :P. I just graduated university and think a new truck is in the plans ASAP.
Didn't get away from the shacks and to some places I would have liked, but the Perch and jack were biting pretty much all day. Probably pulled in 40 perch all fairly good size and the jacks were hungry attacking any lure I threw down striking throughout the water column. At times I felt like they were chillin right below the ice, biggest was probably 9-10lbs and like a previous poster stated their teeth are missing/nubs? Never really paid attention to this in the past kind of weird.
Walleye seemed spooked easily caught a few smaller ones and had a couple of nice ones come right up to my bait only to turn me down, maybe they became more aggressive in the evening. Anyways a nice day out, only thing that could make it better is if my vehichle had some guts to make exploring possible.
If someone could post a picture of the pike missing teeth I would be interested in seeing that.
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I'm curious as well, we mainly target pike and walleye on these lakes, I haven't noticed anything unusual this year and we have caught dozens of pike from small hammer handles to 25lbs this winter. The odd pike will be missing teeth, scars from previous anglers ripping hooks out without any concern for the fish and the odd deformity, but this is normal for any species.
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I Didn't take any pictures and to be honest maybe it was just a few of the pike with the lack of teeth/round nubs. But I did notice what the other poster was talking about. Wasn't the typical toothy pike I was used to seeing, still wasn't putting any hands in mouths but there def looked like literally, teeth forming, didn't notice red gums or anything just lack of pointy teeth.
If I go out this weekend again ill try to take some pictures if I notocr it. Maybe haven't been paying attention in the past or just seeing what I wanna see since reading the teething post. :P
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i was curious to then i asked my dad and some of the old timers and they said this is the time of year they loose there teeth. i thought maybe it was a myth but the last couple times i was out i was looking out the pike and have noticed a few less teeth in there mouth and it looked like some new ones coming. i am very curious on this and if anyone has more to share i would like to here about it
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this was my truck 3 weeks ago south west side 3" lift 33x13" tires can tell how deep it was then only got deeper since old cummins had no problems only problem was motor and tranny heating up working lol im guessing the snow is only deeper since and with this hot weather snow will be tough soft and sticky
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mike .... i mean Mrbuckshot *cough* you drive dodge not a ford no lift or tires could help you
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Heard a sled broke through on katepwa. Anyone know exactly where?
The sled went thru one of the points at ketepewa, heard it sank to the bottom. another guy I spoke with said he went thru at taylor beach with his sled.
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Anyone know of any information for the Lebret Derby that's on the 2nd or 3rd of March? Or where to find the information.. thanks
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I was out to pasqua west today caught 9 small Wally's 4 very large tullibees 1 small hammer handle jack with pink gums and very few teeth also caught a 24" Wally had to keep as she was bleeding like a stuck pig thats the only fish I kept . I was really not very happy keeping her but if I would have released she would have not made it .Caught her on PK flutter fish fire tiger .
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i posted about the lebret derby i think its on the 2nd pade its the red and white derby im going i got all my stuff ready for tomorrows derby :)
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Went to Pasqua today and wasn't a great day but still managed to catch a few pike, walleye and burbot. On the south side of the lake the top water around some of the springs is getting bad. Found a few spots where the water was over a foot deep where the truck sunk down.
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had a good time at the derby today even though never caught a fish big winner was a 6.8 pound pike
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was on west end of pasqua brought home 1 pike and 1 pickeral. the pike was around 3 pounds and when cleaned he had a 11 inch perch in his belly.
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was on west end of pasqua brought home 1 pike and 1 pickeral. the pike was around 3 pounds and when cleaned he had a 11 inch perch in his belly.
thats awesome
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i seen you go by big burg int he ford with the single stack i was fishing on the south side with the brother 2 dodge diesels had my hood open all that breaking trail heated my motor and tranny up lol
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Thought that was your truck buckshot, howd you guys make out today?
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i was at the derby today went to meet up with brother at 330 we got 17 eyes 5 dogs 4 pike 1 perch left at 6 brought home 9 eyes 1 perch between 4 of us
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How's access out around Fort San? Is it a 1 truck could go across the lake or a 2 truck pulling another one out when you get stuck? Heading out with the entire family this weekend!
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Any one see the idiot on the ice at Lutherland yesterday? He was pulling a 20 ft.+ enclosed trailer! When he left he tryed to go up the access, got stuck and tried to back down and the trailer jack knifed! Might have made it if he didn't have his accelarator floored all the time! :cookoo:He then had to wait for a tow truck and no one else could get off the ice! We ended up going all the way to the West end!!! :%$#!:
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Any one see the idiot on the ice at Lutherland yesterday? He was pulling a 20 ft.+ enclosed trailer! When he left he tryed to go up the access, got stuck and tried to back down and the trailer jack knifed! Might have made it if he didn't have his accelarator floored all the time! :cookoo:He then had to wait for a tow truck and no one else could get off the ice! We ended up going all the way to the West end!!! :%$#!:
Yup some people just don't think :roflmao: we went to the east end to get on but he was out by the time we were getting off the ice
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yup i offered him a pull up in the cummins but he said there was a tow truck coming so i had to go the long way steep boat launch to get to my honey hole made my truck work chewing in a foot and a half of hard snow lol
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Finally got into some perch on crooked. Not monsters but a perfect size for the pan. Iced 8 and kept 5. couldn't get to my rods fast enough lol. Then alll went dead and I caught the pike that scared them off. Good day for being out for 2 hours!
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Katepwa today. Tip ups we're hitting all day. Pike and Burbs 20 fow and shallower. Perch and walleye 40 fow and deeper. Great day. Lots of sun. Wind stayed down.
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Katepwa lions ice fishing derby,March 9th 9:30 to 12:30, registration at hotel 8:00 till 9:3o.40.00 dollar entry fee, Breakfast at hotel 7:30 till 9:30
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Finally got into some perch on crooked. Not monsters but a perfect size for the pan. Iced 8 and kept 5. couldn't get to my rods fast enough lol. Then alll went dead and I caught the pike that scared them off. Good day for being out for 2 hours!
Do the perch still have the parasites (black spots)?
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not sure about on crooked but on echo i havent seen any since middle of january, has anyone?
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I've still found the little black specs in many of the perch but they are less abundant. Last winter every perch I kept had them and alot more in comparison to this year. If there's a few I just pick them out if not eat them and don't notice a thing :p
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Have also found a few in perch from Echo.
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Ill be heading out tomorrow ill post how the bite is
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Do the perch still have the parasites (black spots)?
Have not had one with them yet. I keep my eye open for them because of the kids, lol.
Got my limit today of perch also, Going to love the fish fry I am about to start
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Have not had one with them yet. I keep my eye open for them because of the kids, lol.
Got my limit today of perch also, Going to love the fish fry I am about to start
Ill keep my eye out as will there is at least 7 of us giing out tomorrow so im sure we will catch one or to lol
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Ill keep my eye out as will there is at least 7 of us giing out tomorrow so im sure we will catch one or to lol
If they don't have them, that's awesome!!! Anyone else have any input on this that fish there? DKBJ!!!
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Every perch that I have caught from Crooked over the last 5 years has had black spots. Some are loaded with them and some have only a few.
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so if every perch you have caught has them then why keep any? why not release them so they can breed and feed the big fish so they grow faster? I'm saying this because why waste the fish because i was told by a conservation officer when i lived in manitoba to not eat them at all, i didn't get a great reason but he said to simply not eat them if they have any parasites, to not waste our time picking them out because the fish still may have the parasite in the meat and you may not be able to see it?
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Interesting reading on black spot disease:
http://maine.gov/ifw/fishing/health/vol2issue10.htm
Ted
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Why not keep the fish? Tastes good to me with the added bonus of escargot haha. From what I've heard, read, and the fact I've never gotten sick/am still living and breathing, every now and then ill keep some perch black specs or not. Like I said this year they are still in the perch but less abundant but honestly I don't notice a thing and have no reason to believe I'm at risk for eating a few perch with black specs here and there.
Anyhow hoping to get out this weekend maybe tango with some pike on the tip ups for fun and if not jig up those no good horrible tasting perch everyone should toss back ;)
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Never said I kept all of them. Black spots are harmless to human consumption, so no worries eating the fish. Manitoba conservation should look up the facts on Black Spots.
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Got to get out there ASAP!!! Winter storm on its way, they say the fishing is good before a major storm hits!!! :thumbsup:
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Of the perch we cut last night, not quite half of them have black spot, and those that did, have very little.
I have my limit now so I dont plan on keeping anymore unless they are big and we have eaten some.
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i went to the red and white derby today managed to come in first place :D 5 fish cought out of 100 and some people i got a 7.2 pound burbot for the win won 1050 bucks
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Awesome great job in the tourney... Was on echo today caught 20 perch and a dozen tullibee havin trouble finding the walleye the past couple weeks on echo and Pasqua only catching the odd one????
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Was out today and hammered the walleye pike and burbot on pasqua this evening
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Does anyone know if the Katepwa Lions derby allows flashers and shelters?? I cant seem to find the rules online. I'll call tomorrow but I thought I'd ask the community first.
Thanks!
CM
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i went to the red and white derby today managed to come in first place :D 5 fish cought out of 100 and some people i got a 7.2 pound burbot for the win won 1050 bucks
Cool, I thought that was u I recognized your truck. I was in the bear. I decided. Not to enter the tourney. We sat there all morning without a nibble. The day before we caught a 4 lb wally and pike outa the same hole.
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Was out March 2 on Echo and fished along the south shore. Wife and I caught 10 perch, 6 pike, 2 tulibee, 2 walleye and 1 burbot in 3.5 hours. Excellent day with no wind, sun and about +2 C. Five of the pike were caught with smelts on tip-ups. They were 4-8 lbs. We need more days with this kind of weather and a good fish bite.
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was it you that let me drive the snow bear at the dysart poker derby?
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Heading out tomorrow. Any action over the weekend to report??
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there are perch in KATEPWA! thought they had all migrated down river but i found some ;D :clap:
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i went to the red and white derby today managed to come in first place :D 5 fish cought out of 100 and some people i got a 7.2 pound burbot for the win won 1050 bucks
Congrats MrBuckShot on your derby win, that was a nice burbot you found. :)
What was the other fish species you caught?
Speaking of burbot, would B-Say-Tah Point be the main spawning area for burbot at Echo or do they use the other points more? ???
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there are perch in KATEPWA! thought they had all migrated down river but i found some ;D :clap:
Any JUMBOS? :whistle:
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Congrats MrBuckShot on your derby win, that was a nice burbot you found. :)
What was the other fish species you caught?
Speaking of burbot, would B-Say-Tah Point be the main spawning area for burbot at Echo or do they use the other points more? ???
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I have caught more burbot on other points and sand flats on echo than b-say-tah point. We will be out looking for the burbot next weekend, they should be hitting good on the sand flats now
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I see, thanks for the info big burk. I am not sure where to go for burbot in the Qu' Appelle lakes, but I also hope to be out for burbot next weekend, just figuring out which lake to try first. :-\
On a side note, I found a link to the Katepwa Derby this weekend {March 9th}.
http://www.katepwabeach.com/katepwa/whatsnew.html (http://www.katepwabeach.com/katepwa/whatsnew.html)
This hyperlink will get you to the "what's new" web page you then click on "Ice Fishing Derby" for the poster. :)
WW
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I have caught more burbot on other points and sand flats on echo than b-say-tah point. We will be out looking for the burbot next weekend, they should be hitting good on the sand flats now
ya we were hammering them on sat evening on sand flats like 8 to 10 pounders
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Katepwa today. Real quiet til about 1. The perch started biting out deeper and the pike were hitting tip-ups right til 5 when we left. Best of the day was a 16 lb pike. No walleye to be seen. No real jumbo perch but a few 10"ers.
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ICE CONDITIONS be careful was out to day on Katepwa and any holes drilled were of bad quaility of ice very soft and wet :woot:
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Where abouts was this treeplucker so i can stay clear?
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about a quarter of a mile south of main beach area, one old ??? hole stayed open for at least 3 days, when covered in snow
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Has anyone been finding perch on pasqua I found then a few weeks ago now cant find them
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i might have cought 10 all year on pasqua to about 200 walleye i wouldnt mind getting on a hot perch hole
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Anyone been on round we have our hot spot there just wanted to know how deep the ice is
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anyone know how the west end of pasqua is these days
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Was out on Katepwa yesterday near Taylor beach. Started in about 10-12 feet of water. Got a couple pike then went out to about 40 feet of water. Caught 15 nice perch and a 2 lbs Walleye. If you are gonna go that way make sure you have 4 wheel drive and a shovel. Even on the trail it was hard going as the snow is getting real soft. Have a great last 3 weeks of fishing everyone ;)
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I fished echo today with a bunch of friends. Caught tons of perch and tulies. Caught a few small walleyes and a nice 2 pounder. Not to mention the 4lb walleye I pulled out as well ;D all in all a great day! Caught the 2 big walleyes on a buckshot tipped with a perch eye.
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Anyone fish the West end of Echo this weekend? Just wondering how the access is behind SB gas station? Gonna be a sad day Friday, as I have to take the shack off! ??? I guess there's still 2 weeks after that! April's gonna be boring!!! Oh well, just have to get boat ready for May! :thumbsup:
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Fished Pasqua today for the first time our group caught Perch pike Walleye and quite a few Tullibee. Saw some nice Walleye on the camera and also a huge Burbot. The water looked a little murky and stuff floating by. There must be some current.
It was a great day anyway fishing a new lake and meeting some new people.
Early in the day the Genz worm with maggots and a mealworm was working. later it was pk fluterfish(red dot glow) with a perch eye and mealworm. My buddy was using a silver PK and a silver pimple with eyes and mealworms.
We fished from 8 feet to 18 with most of the fish caught in 8 to ten foot depths.
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was on pasqua and echo yesterday dad limited out on walleye and released about 10 small ones and a perch i only got some tullies and a cigar eye
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Katepwa yesterday. Got out fished by the tip-ups!! Pike, pike and more pike. Caught 8 on the tip ups and lost 2 VERY large fish at the hole. We couldn't get the heads maneuvered right and finally after letting off a little tension they got off. Lost another big fish on a break off,but not before i got rope burn from the tip up line. Fun though. Got a nice burbot in 30 fow and even got 3 pike on the bottom in 25-30 fow. One perch all day and a few very soft nibbles. I think they are in hiding because of all the gators!
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What are ice conditions by Ba Say Tah or Fort San? Is the ice still good? Do we think we will be able to drive out until the end of March?
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anyone going to the fort and happens to catch a few tullies. and wouldn't mind bringing them home i will gladly come by and pic them up. need a few for a project... thank you
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anyone going to the fort and happens to catch a few tullies. and wouldn't mind bringing them home i will gladly come by and pic them up. need a few for a project... thank you
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There hasn't been any weather to make the ice deteriate much. I am sure i will be on the ice the first day of the season where i live
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Well, went to pick up the shack today, was a no go, too much snow! Blowing like a 2 bit whore!!! Gonna have to bring the old D9 CAT tomorrow !!! Hopefully I don't get fined, but I'm sure they will be a little lienient! ???
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Well, went to pick up the shack today, was a no go, too much snow! Blowing like a 2 bit whore!!! Gonna have to bring the old D9 CAT tomorrow !!! Hopefully I don't get fined, but I'm sure they will be a little lienient! ???
Want to plow me a path having that big cat out there? lol ;D
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Sure!!! Anyone driving on the West end of Echo today?
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Wouldn't a D9 go through the ice though? I mean a few trucks are 5000 pounds if that. A D9 is 100,000 pounds.
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Just joking about the D9 CAT! Lol!!! Not much fun taking the shack off today though! ??? 4x4 kept cutting out ! Oh well it's off and hopefully it starts warming up for some last fishing days of March! :thumbsup: :clap:
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Is there still many shacks out still took mine home tuesday
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Is there still many shacks out still took mine home tuesday
There was a few left on Echo, then there is the one that Hurricane SSSSaskatchewan blew in on the West end !!! What an IDIOT that left that there!!! Thanks to the guys/gals on the sleds that stopped to give me a push, well appreciated! :bow: :thumbsup:
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like you mean blew in the water??
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No, it's been there all winter, I'm sure the CO's will burn that one!!!
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Ya, and the huge one being towed at the Hatchery?!!!! Wonder what they did with it??
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ya i was wonderin how there getting that big one off
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What are snow conditions like at Ba Say Tah? We get the day off school so all the buddies want to head out but not if we are just going to get stuck! What's it like? Think we will make it?
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Just a suggestion but, why wouldn't you just park on land and........walk out to your fishing spot?!?!? c'mon guys... you'd think a bunch of smart guys who go to school could of came up with that on their own!! (insert smart-ass happy face here)
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Just a suggestion but, why wouldn't you just park on land and........walk out to your fishing spot?!?!? c'mon guys... you'd think a bunch of smart guys who go to school could of came up with that on their own!! (insert smart-ass happy face here)
I was gonna suggest the same thing, but I admit sometimes I can be lazy too! ;D although it is nice having the truck right beside you with all your gear in it! @)
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Yeah but to get to the spot we need to it is a really long walk. And our other spot, we walked on in non-posted land and on our way back a guy was taking pictures of our vehicle and us then called the police because apparently he didn't want us walking there? Would of been nice to have a sign saying that on the lake front!
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what a douche. too bad u didnt have a camera with you, i would of started takin pics of him haha
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We went out on Echo at Ba Say Tah point. There were two sets of tracks that got us far enough out to fish but to break trail you'd need a tank to get anywhere. There is a lot of snow and drifts, but as far as getting on it was fine. Fishing was pretty slow, lots of lookers. Only managed 5 all day.
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Did the chain lakes get much snow from this last storm? Never got any here ( 50 miles NE ) heading out Sat morning and just wondering about the snow conditions!
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Not much snow but we sure did get the wind! Haven't checked the access to the lakes yet but if its anything like my driveway this morning it will be hard working for the first few trucks onto the ice.
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Good day fellow jiggers!!! I am one of the few idiots with my shack still on Pasqua. The one with no tire. Anyone heading on jthe lake today from lutherland? Just wandering how access is. I have to make it half way down the lake to attempt to get this thing..... Let me know if there is a road plowed gents,,,, good luck to whoever does get out there,,,,,
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Was out today and what an awesome day it was 25 eyes 6 pike and 3 jumbo perch. It's tough driving though, but the fish were sure aggressive.
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T-tot you were actually able to drive on? Did you go on at Lutherland? Was preparing for a long walk tomorrow
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T-tot you were actually able to drive on? Did you go on at Lutherland? Was preparing for a long walk tomorrow
. I was at the far west end of pasqua and there was 10 trucks and 2 SUVs driving on the ice. Tks
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Wasn't at Luther, and yes we drove on didn't get stuck but if it warms up this week it'll make it interesting next weekend.
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Slow day at Sandy Beach yesterday, caught about 14 perch ( 8 keepers ) 2 lb pike and a 2 lb burb. Pike and burb were released. Hopefully make it out one more time or two!!! ;D
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Hey I'm new to this website, just wondering if there's a forum on open-water season fishing for the Qu'Appelle lakes or more specifically Echo lake?
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www.myfishfinder.com (http://www.myfishfinder.com)
For the open water
And there's also the hunting forum
www.myhuntingforum.com (http://www.myhuntingforum.com)
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Awesome, thank you sir!
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Well dropped the shack off and fished 2 new spots today on pasqua. 40 fish (every species the lake has). That's it for me and the hard water this year. Time to dust off the clubs and prepare for my fly in trip may 31st.
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Last weekend of fishing. I have been to all the regular spots on all the lakes and wondering what might be the best lake to hit up for some eyes. Been havin some grief locating them lately. Good luck everyone
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is anyone driving on at echo at all? access points?
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is anyone driving on at echo at all? access points?
We drove on at Bah Say Ta point today. It wasn't too bad if you stuck to the tracks. Fishing sucked but it was nice to get out one last time.
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anyone access at the park and heading toward the hatchery?
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Seen some vehicles out from the lauchnat park today about 1 half mile towords hatchery
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I was out on mission yesterday, just me and one guy on a sled and that was it. Oh yeah and I walked on, even a lifted 1 ton would not break trail down that lake.
Burnout spawn is behind this year but still a beautiful day on the lake with the hound.
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team ballsout took the last few days of the season off wk was on mission yesterday ya walked on ski hill side fished the river mouth rather walk a little than put my truck threw that than have to wk shoveling it out anyways. dogfish were biting deep 25ft jumbos scattered around the flats 15ft tons of lookers and plenty of huge jack on the cam another good day today farther up the q chain jumbos all day Walter's were really picky but managed a few for the table and let a few big girls go but there is still a few days to go so keep those hooks sharp boys peace out
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Hey there folks,
I was wondering if there is any driving access to any of the lakes around the fort. I have a broken ankle and haven't been able to go fishing for a month (so crapty).. the leg is feeling better and desperately want to go fishin one more time but there is no way I can walk a mile through snow with the cast.
If there is access let me know.
I normally fish mission lake. :tipup:
thanks!
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Hey there folks,
I was wondering if there is any driving access to any of the lakes around the fort. I have a broken ankle and haven't been able to go fishing for a month (so ****ty).. the leg is feeling better and desperately want to go fishin one more time but there is no way I can walk a mile through snow with the cast.
If there is access let me know.
I normally fish mission lake. :tipup:
thanks!
I know you can still drive on the east end of pasqua at the park boat launch
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How has the fishing been there? Heading to west end of Echo and may also try Pasqua.
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Hey there folks,
I was wondering if there is any driving access to any of the lakes around the fort.
cupcake the fish never like your ginger jigs anyways, might as well just stay home and heal up for the summer! ;D
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going out today to pasqua and echo will tell you all how we do
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going out today to pasqua and echo will tell you all how we do
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Were on Echo today, managed 50 keeper perch between 4 of us in a few hours. I think we will be heading out again tomorrow and Sunday! How did everyone else do today?
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Was at b say tah. Pretty slow day overall. Not sure where you were go big lol. Hopefully better luck tomorrow
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Heard the access is blocked at Fort San! Anyone know why? :unsure:
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Yeah it is rutted up and that crosses private land. A lot of snow out there and really bad ruts. Even in a lifted 1 ton I doubt you could make it too far having to break new trail. So unless you have a skidoo or quad you'll be walking out there!
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Were on Echo today, managed 50 keeper perch between 4 of us in a few hours. I think we will be heading out again tomorrow and Sunday! How did everyone else do today?
How deep we're they if I might ask
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How deep we're they if I might ask
we were fishing around 20 to 25 feet of water.
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was hard finding the fish fished echo last 3 hours managed 30 nice perch 2 smaller eyes 1 8 pound pike and 4 tullabee between me and the brother 16-25 feet of water
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there was people fishing at main beach of Katepwa yesterday they were fishing all day and were not disturbed once , did not have the heart to go tell them the season was over on the 31st ???
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Are you sure they weren't FN's? Remember they don't have to follow the rules!!! ??? ::)