Author Topic: Lake Diefenbaker -2020-2021 (Read 32494 times)

Hatandboots · « **Reply #120 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 09:58 AM »

Is there a spot to drive onto the ice near Danielson park? I see the road goes near the water on that little peninsula, but the satellite only has summer for that spot. Can I drive on or should I bring the sled?

DoubleHookSet · « **Reply #121 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 10:57 AM »

Yes there is a boat launch at danielson that you can drive on.

Seige · « **Reply #122 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 04:35 PM »

How about driving on at Douglas? Is that a safe/smart thing to do?

Burbot Master · « **Reply #123 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 06:39 PM »

Probably tough to get on at Douglas boat launch. I was able to get on at the Mistussinne boat launch a couple of weeks ago with no problem. Could pretty much drive anywhere from there. There weren't any pressure ridges then. Elbow Harbour is another access point.
Good luck

sureshot · « **Reply #124 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 07:32 PM »

Does anyone know if you can drive across to Birsay point from the harbour at elbow ?

Mike. · « **Reply #125 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 09:02 PM »

Quote from: sureshot on Feb 25, 2021, 07:32 PM

Does anyone know if you can drive across to Birsay point from the harbour at elbow ?

No chance, I wouldn’t even walk across

sureshot · « **Reply #126 on:** Feb 25, 2021, 09:23 PM »

Perfect , thanks

rapripper · « **Reply #127 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 09:13 AM »

Can anyone recommend good guided services for Dief day trips w/shack?
Will be coming in from Regina, so from Riverhurst to Gardiner Dam.
Thanks

Churchill River · « **Reply #128 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 09:31 AM »

If these brothers don't offer anything during the winter, they should know of someone that could help you out.

https://fishinggeeks.net

Burbot Master · « **Reply #129 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 09:44 AM »

https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Fishing-Charter/Lake-Diefenbaker-Guiding-106279640893312/

Hatandboots · « **Reply #130 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 01:05 PM »

What is visibility typically like in Dief? Are cameras useable here? I'm sure if varies quite a bit but just in general.

jwg · « **Reply #131 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 01:50 PM »

Very clear water with good vis...you will likely see lots of different species on camera.

Sparetimeangler · « **Reply #132 on:** Feb 26, 2021, 02:06 PM »

Lol ok ive had the complete opposite experience with my camera, very murky and only seem to see white fish haha

daustman · « **Reply #133 on:** Feb 27, 2021, 04:33 AM »

Quote from: rapripper on Feb 26, 2021, 09:13 AM

Can anyone recommend good guided services for Dief day trips w/shack?
Will be coming in from Regina, so from Riverhurst to Gardiner Dam.
Thanks

Fishing geeks for sure. He’s set up around Elbow this year.

matiachuk · « **Reply #134 on:** Feb 28, 2021, 02:42 PM »

Anyone ever do decent for burbs in the coteau area ? ( not looking for any spots just curious)

Lonestarsask · « **Reply #135 on:** Feb 28, 2021, 02:54 PM »

Oh ya they are all over that lake. Find some kind of point or structure close to deep water. Set up in bout 25 to 30 fow and fish at night. Set up a tip up and lay the bait on bottom.

Hatandboots · « **Reply #136 on:** Feb 28, 2021, 07:47 PM »

Quote from: jwg on Feb 26, 2021, 01:50 PM

Very clear water with good vis...you will likely see lots of different species on camera.

Quote from: Sparetimeangler on Feb 26, 2021, 02:06 PM

Lol ok ive had the complete opposite experience with my camera, very murky and only seem to see white fish haha

For the record the visibility was great! I about 20ft and good see a long ways. Saw all the walleye, trout, and burbs swim right past and ignore my spoons.

Hatandboots · « **Reply #137 on:** Feb 28, 2021, 07:52 PM »

Quote from: Lonestarsask on Feb 28, 2021, 02:54 PM

Oh ya they are all over that lake. Find some kind of point or structure close to deep water. Set up in bout 25 to 30 fow and fish at night. Set up a tip up and lay the bait on bottom.

I did see quite a few Burbot starting around 3 or 4 pm come up from the depths to about 20ft. They ignored all my my lures and ate my minnows I dropped instead. Next time I'll just set a treble through a minnow and leave it on bottom I think.

jwg · « **Reply #138 on:** Mar 03, 2021, 09:24 AM »

Quote from: Hatandboots on Feb 28, 2021, 07:47 PM

For the record the visibility was great! I about 20ft and good see a long ways. Saw all the walleye, trout, and burbs swim right past and ignore my spoons.

I didnt say they would bite,just that you would see them...lol

speckspotter · « **Reply #139 on:** Mar 03, 2021, 10:54 PM »

Was anybody out after walleye on this gorgeous day? I fished an area that has a pretty good evening bite, but usually produces some kind of action in the afternoon. Today I fished from 12:30 to 6:30 pm and could barely raise a mark. Not a single nibble from four feet out to fifty, with a lot of holes punched in between. At 6:35, a walleye just swam right up to the lure and inhaled it. This was the start of a classic end of day bite, and a pretty good one to boot.

Was the afternoon slow for others? I have no complaints about the end result, but wonder why the fish were so inactive, or if they simply weren't where they have been during the day?

daustman · « **Reply #140 on:** Mar 05, 2021, 08:33 PM »

Quote from: rapripper on Feb 26, 2021, 09:13 AM

Can anyone recommend good guided services for Dief day trips w/shack?
Will be coming in from Regina, so from Riverhurst to Gardiner Dam.
Thanks

Just caught 15 fish (burbot, whitefish) in 24 hrs at the fishinggeeks rental shack. As I already replied, go with them.

Joe Fishhead · « **Reply #141 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 09:46 AM »

Friday, 10 hrs, 10-30ft, one perch on camera, one burb on jacker, each weekend gets worse but I keep coming back.

ToonFisher · « **Reply #142 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 02:39 PM »

Quote from: Joe Fishhead on Mar 06, 2021, 09:46 AM

Friday, 10 hrs, 10-30ft, one perch on camera, one burb on jacker, each weekend gets worse but I keep coming back.

not too bad, I got skunked near the end of February and a few days ago.

gman51 · « **Reply #143 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 09:31 PM »

Excellent day on the big lake today for both weather and walleyes.probably one of the better days for numbers for me. The walleyes were fired up in the early am and continued on all day. Landing over a dozen.with a mixture of sizes. And probably as many got off or I didn’t get a good hook set. Unreal day putting in a full shift . Lots of baitfish on the electronics 0 perch were caught and 0 pike kinda weird? No whites or burbs hoping for a few burbs maybe next trip. The big one measured in at 26 3/4 “

Twistedhook · « **Reply #144 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 09:42 PM »

Great job RIP. Good to see that someone can figure them out this year.

farmboy · « **Reply #145 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 09:43 PM »

Nice fish rip!

gman51 · « **Reply #146 on:** Mar 06, 2021, 10:06 PM »

Thx..

speckspotter · « **Reply #147 on:** Mar 08, 2021, 08:35 AM »

Different bite again last night. The walleye started hitting aggressively in deep water an hour before sundown. The night bite was more tentative with a lot of subtle slurps and nibbles. 15 were brought to the surface with a better average size than previous outings. Again, no gravid females.

speckspotter · « **Reply #148 on:** Mar 12, 2021, 10:51 PM »

Today may just have been a case of March Madness. The bite started earlier at 5:00 in around 37 FOW. A perch and two walleye committed themselves over the space of 20 minutes. I had set the jaw jacker up ten feet shallower in the "evening honey hole". The rod popped before 5:30. No fish. After resetting everything I walked back to my active hole only to see the jacker tripped again. Reset. By this time the deep school had moved on, but again the jacker was triggered. "Well, they must be shallower earlier." Move to the honey hole and reset again, but this time with a stinger hook. After losing a nice walleye that I saw take the hook on camera, an absolute horse showed up and been attacking my spoon. Not the hook, just the spoon. The bottom was as stirred up as I was was when the jaw jacker sprung a fourth time. AHHHHH!!!! What to do?
The stinger had done its job and when I returned to the camera hole, the big one was again smacking the spoon. After two more hits, she finally inhaled the business end of things. She was between 23 and 24 inches and went back down the hole after a quick measure and photo. All said and done before I lost camera light. Too much fun.

Joe Fishhead · « **Reply #149 on:** Mar 12, 2021, 11:02 PM »

5 1/2 hrs, saw a white and nice jack, landed seven nice perch. 15 ft

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