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Canada => Ice Fishing Saskatchewan => Topic started by: burbotmachine on Nov 09, 2020, 04:29 PM
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What is the ice thickness around bays and coulees? ???
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I have another question about Dief....are all the road accesses in the Prov Parks unmaintained in the winter??? Also...from what I have experienced...the better trout fishing is more towards the east/ dam area as opposed to my usual spots near sask landing and beaver flats???? Have also fished near the fish farm but not much for trout...just seemed to be into eyes/ burbs and pike and whiteys etc etc ???
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How do you catch whitefish on dief? I watch them swim throughout the water column on my camera, I can get them to come and look at my lure but they never show any interest in biting. My goal this ice season is to catch one of them but have no clue what makes them bite.
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How do you catch whitefish on dief? I watch them swim throughout the water column on my camera, I can get them to come and look at my lure but they never show any interest in biting. My goal this ice season is to catch one of them but have no clue what makes them bite.
Prayer and fasting...
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Prayer and fasting...
Or having Konrad on your drivers license.
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Wire worm for whitefish or something really small. A good tip is to put an inline lure ( like a dropshot) over a bigger lure like a jigging spoon.
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Or having Konrad on your drivers license.
Ha! This is good! Those dudes know how to fish, especially this lake.
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No word yet from anyone re: ice thickness at Dief??? I heard about 4 inches...it will be nice to hear if/when it goes to 6 - 8 inches so that we can All Feel good about dragging a tent out there...
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Because of the changing water level I have stayed off this lake till at least 12" of ice for walk on. Is this not necessary, is the ice as good as any other lake at 4"? Anyone have experience?
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Is that the current thickness??? Just 4" ???
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I was up at Elbow this past weekend (Nov.14-15) and the harbour, tufts bay, and at Mistusinne boat launch were still open water.
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I heard there is ice at the fish farm? ???
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Some folks over by Hitchcock sent me a picture about 3 days ago....No Ice at ALL right by the shore...apparently there are some bays etc with ice thick enough to fish on ..but it IS gonna .be some time before Big Dief freezes up....
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i can confirm that. went for a drive last week and there is open water everywhere except the very back of couteau bay. and that had a very light skim of ice. checked out a few other bays and found open water. depending on weather (mostly wind) from what i seen it won't be til after Christmas early Jan.
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:( ....yes I think U R right and that is exactly what the lady at the Elbow sask Tourism said..." it is always After the Christmas holiday that it has finally ices over "
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Agreed. Often I'm out trolling before or after Christmas.
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There is 7 inches of ice at Sask Landing and a guy was fishing on it already.
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Thanks 4 the info
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Had a look at the bay just north of Elbow two days ago. No ice except for a few small floating pans right up against shore.
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I normally found 3 8nch of ice in recent years at pump house bay east of Gardiner Dam around December 20th. Couteau Bay ices over earlier.
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I would imagine that with this major Cold spell Dief Lake should have finally started to ice over a bit on the big part of the lake !!? We should be getting some "eye witness" reports soon...? ;)
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Saw open water today, qu’appelle dam to elbow. Much fog rising from the open water
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::) Wow !!! What a tough lake to freeze over!!!! I think it is going down to minus 20ish tonight....at some point all that latent heat in it is gonna be gonzo .....
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Will try riverhurst friday, appears they have ice
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Appears that a lot of the lake in the Elbow area has iced over in the past day. A few open areas of open water , but the freeze up has started. Will be a while yet. Be safe.
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Nice to know....thanks. According to the so called experts....for every 24 hrs period where the average temp is around - 8 C or 17 Farenheit it will add approx 1 inch...so "some time" in the next few days...or weeks...or months....we will be drilling holes in Safe Ice. And.... >:(
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Has anyone witnessed ice fishing off Elbow south-east to the quappelle dam? Was open water to shore on Sunday. doubt if it is OK but have my best luck on that lake. Hope to save an hour drive to check myself.
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The McKenzie Arm has only had ice for 4 days. My guess would be that it isn't safe yet.
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Looks like we have some Real Winter Weather coming this week... the Lake Dief Outdoors Facebook Group still has up to date pics of open Water....what an interesting lake this is!!!! Almost all other lakes at 12" plus !!!! Any reports from the Beaver Flatt area??? I had heard 12" in there.... @)
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Here is Dief today.... Coteau and Danielson launch
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Wow!!!...."water water...everywhere" >:(
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Anyone fishing couteau bay yet?
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Any info to how the road access is to Beaver Flat...given all this snow?? Also curious if the locals there are able to put their shacks out on the ice yet???....I had heard that there was 12"s plus there of ice thickness ???
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Hoping to hit Dief tomorow and meeting a buddy in the middle for social distance visit. Thinking bout riverhurst ferry east side. Never been before. Any ice there? Thanks for any info.
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No heads up on ice conditions so I checked myself. At couteau bay were I wanted to try to fish only 5 inch white ice. I could see signs of guys fishing but too sketchy for me. Drove to elbow and 7 inch good solid black ice in tuffs.
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East of Gardiner Dam, ice is 8 inch today in the bay with a few inch of snow. 50 yards out on the main lake, black ice is 3 to 4 inch without snow cover as shown.
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Good Job Lonestar.
How deep were you fishing?
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7 feet rainbow.
25 feet burbot at 6 am. 8 pound 2 oz
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FY, just out from Douglas yesterday, 5" ice, 16 fow, one burb. saw other fish but not very hungry.
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New years eve poor man's lobster!
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Lost my Ion ice anchor attachment yesterday out near Danielson... worked really good though.
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Was out at Danielson today. This is what was left on the ice....What a waste....
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Rustynutz,
Lol. Did you take the fish?
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Cleaned up the mess but the birds were having a feast already....Made 20 cents
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Unbelievable....thanks Rusty for cleaning it up.
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Good on you for cleaning up after the pigs! :thumbsup: Wonder if their mothers still clean up after them!
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Happy New Years everyone,
I'm heading out from Regina next weekend to try my luck at some Rainbow...I've never winter fished for Rainbow on Diefenbaker. Would the Douglas park area be a good place to try? Any info that your willing to share would be appreciated! Thanks.
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A good area to maybe try would be in the Elbow Harbour/Tufts Bay area. Try shallow. The ice is still not safe to travel on with a vehicle. Good luck.
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A good area to maybe try would be in the Elbow Harbour/Tufts Bay area. Try shallow. The ice is still not safe to travel on with a vehicle. Good luck.
Awesome thanks Burbot Master! I'll give it a try.
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I've seen no one driving on to the lake around Gardiner Dam. Ice was thickest just over 10 inch off the Coteau Bay boat launch earlier this week.
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How's the bite been?
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Very few bites during the day, bays either side of the Gardiner Dam.
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I was at Danielson before sun up yesterday. I fished until 10:30 and had two bites and registered a half dozen marks. I lost a trout at the hole when the line fouled the flasher cord. Not much room for error in six feet of water. I talked to a couple other guys on the walk out.
One of them had three trout on, but none made it out of the hole.
That was just enough to make me want to try again with some different terminal tackle. I need a feed of mid winter smoked trout.
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Speck...I heard a guy caught three trout with the green hawger and perch eye........just saying
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4 perch, two keepers out from mistusinne yesterday afternoon. Saw perch and whites only
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Fake News Church.
Those were captive fish in a pond so small they kept foul hooking themselves. I am after the magnificent wild rainbows of the mighty Lake Diefenbaker that spawn in the crystal clear streams that flow into Coteau Bay.
Those poor starved dugout trout would latch onto your pinky if you dangled it long enough down the hole.
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So you are saying....much like the perch in Blackstrap....they would even bite on a tungsten loaded with maggots.
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4 perch, two keepers out from mistusinne yesterday afternoon. Saw perch and whites only
Are there Rainbow around Mistusinne?
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This will be my second year ice fishing at Mistusinne, I use a camera and have never seen a rainbow but I fish 12 to 20 fow, maybe they don't venture that deep?
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Good to know thanks Fishhead.
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When we fish for rainbows we usually set up in like 4 to 6 feet of water. There is rainbows everywhere in that lake just gotta be right place right time.
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Hey everyone,
Havent fished dief yet through the ice but intending to try. Any advice for lures or bait for rainbows?
Thanks!
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4 perch, two keepers out from mistusinne yesterday afternoon. Saw perch and whites only
Fishhead, what was the ice conditions like out by Mistusinne? I am looking to head out to that area this upcoming weekend if the weather holds out.
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Was out at Tufts Bay yesterday fished 5'-33' fow managed to get 1 walleye and a pike. Lots on the flasher but not much interest.
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I am hoping to see vehicles on the ice at mistusinne on Friday. I eyeballed roughly 10” last Friday and with another week below zero 🤞
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Hi there
I know there are trucks out on the marina at sask landing but can you drive on the full body of ice yet. I’m in saskatoon so I need to know if I need to bring my sled or not. Otherwise I would just go check it myself.
Thanks
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How’s the ice at the Fish Farm or is it open water down there still?
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The latest update I got from my dad (lives in Elbow area) is that the ice is around 12"-15" in the harbour and at tufts bay as well as along the shoreline outside the harbour and bay. Will be heading out there this weekend to check ice and hopefully set up camp for the season on the lake.
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Good morning all,
wondering about ice conditions around Elbow and Tufts bay after the wind storm the other night. Usually I get my info from my dad, but he hasn't been in town the past few days. Is the ice safe enough for half tons, shacks, etc. Still planning to go out this weekend.
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Well the ice around the Elbow harbour and Tufts Bay is around 12"-14". We were able to get out and set up camp and hopefully will be catching some rainbows in the upcoming days and weeks! We are currently in about 5 feet of water and other holes with 10 feet of water.
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Well the ice around the Elbow harbour and Tufts Bay is around 12"-14". We were able to get out and set up camp and hopefully will be catching some rainbows in the upcoming days and weeks! We are currently in about 5 feet of water and other holes with 10 feet of water.
Let us know if you find any rainbows in the harbour. All I've been seeing in cisco, pike and burbot.
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Hello all, anyone know if Coteau Bay is thick enough to drive on? Pump house Bay?
Any help would be appreciated.
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I was fishing at Coteau a couple of weeks ago and there was 11" of ice. We walked out because access wasn't good.
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Appreciate the info Burbot Master.
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This has never happened to me before. When I hole hop I suspend my little revolution camera roughly three feet above the bait and jig. I like to see what is down there. I did this Friday on Dief when the image went black then I saw the squirmy form of a burbot. I quickly raised the bait to the camera level and the burb immediately went for the lure. Now I am a little worried the small camera may be damaged or ripped off the cable if a burb decides it is not going to spit it out. One of the risks of high tech fishing.
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I've had them tasty buggers come up and grab my ducer in 50 f.o.w.
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I have had both burbot and pike try and make a meal of my underwater camera several times now. Tooth marks here and there on the camera and scratches on the cord.
I even had a ranbow trout whack the camera with it's nose. :o
I could see a small camera getting damaged by a pike,burbot or lake trout. :P
Wow ran7ger, that burbot was on a misson to eat. @)
It must have felt the pulses from the transducer and thought it was food.
I think that underwater cameras also give off an energy field that the fish sometimes home in on.
WW
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Anybody driving on in the bays yet??
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Anyone know how the Rainbows have been biting around Elbow. I may head out from Regina this weekend.
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I see most guys talking just about Trout in bays. Is the Walleye fishing not very good?
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I see most guys talking just about Trout in bays. Is the Walleye fishing not very good?
depends on where you go and who you talk to. there are those that will be tight lipped on their success and where their catching. its been slow for me the few times out this winter so far for walleyes but haven't really got out to the areas i am planning on yet. ice thickness reports are looking good on parts of the main lake.
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New to ice fishing and have never ice fished on Lake Diefenbaker. Interested in going to Coteau Bay. Can you drive on the ice from the Danielson Boat Ramp? I have heard the ice doesn't get very good near the shore. How much snow is one the ice, can a 2 wheel drive vehicle get on the ice?
Went to Lenore Lake but the depth of snow on the ice prevented us from getting more than a couple hundred meters from the access point.
Any guidance or advice anyone can provide is appreciated.
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Fished Danielson for trout this morning and had no problems driving on and off with 4X4. Getting off might be an issue for 2WD.
The ice was at least 18 inches, plenty safe in the bay, but nobody ventured beyond the mouth.
Yet again the trout mocked our puny efforts. Tip ups were triggered, minnows were stolen and fleeting marks were observed.
We decided to pack up and head for deeper waters in search of walleye. This was a good plan as we found them between 25 and 42 feet of water. The bite in the afternoon produced some good fish, but the 5:00 to 5:30 period was down right hectic. We ended up catching nine, but losing a number of others. They were still biting at 7:00 when we shut it down. I got to see quite a few work the baits on camera.
I am thinking the Diefenbaker walleye is an entirely different species than those aloof Blackstrap fish that look the same but ignore all my lures. The Diefenbaker fish munched away on at least six different bait / lure combinations; sometimes slurping delicately, and sometimes charging in with reckless abandon. Good fun.
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Thanks for the info. I think we will walk on to be safe. Sounds like you had a good day.
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5.5 hrs looking at the camera Friday, saw and caught one perch, another on the jacker. Nice perch but...
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We went done the road after the information centre and before the boat launch. There were a couple of tents on the ice. We spent 4.5 hrs on the ice. Saw a pike and perch. Managed to land a nice Walleye and Burbot. Fishing in 31 feet of water. Will be back to try this spot again.
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Fished Danielson for trout this morning and had no problems driving on and off with 4X4. Getting off might be an issue for 2WD.
The ice was at least 18 inches, plenty safe in the bay, but nobody ventured beyond the mouth.
Yet again the trout mocked our puny efforts. Tip ups were triggered, minnows were stolen and fleeting marks were observed.
We decided to pack up and head for deeper waters in search of walleye. This was a good plan as we found them between 25 and 42 feet of water. The bite in the afternoon produced some good fish, but the 5:00 to 5:30 period was down right hectic. We ended up catching nine, but losing a number of others. They were still biting at 7:00 when we shut it down. I got to see quite a few work the baits on camera.
I am thinking the Diefenbaker walleye is an entirely different species than those aloof Blackstrap fish that look the same but ignore all my lures. The Diefenbaker fish munched away on at least six different bait / lure combinations; sometimes slurping delicately, and sometimes charging in with reckless abandon. Good fun.
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Is beyond the mouth not safe to access by driving? Like is the ice not thick enough? Or it’s just featureless and all the fish in the lake just stick to bays?
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Be careful driving anywhere on this lake. Be sure to check ice and know your exact route. In my experience the ice can very ALOT. There is changing water levels and gas wells. You can go from 2 feet of ice to just inches within a small area. Be careful if you don't know the lake. I've been fishing here for Years and I still rarely drive on.
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Diefenbaker can be a very dangerous lake due to methane gas pockets that cause open water spots when all the ice around is thick and safe. There has been plenty of talk about these pockets on this site. I spoke to a local two days ago who warned me of such a pocket just a few hundred yards south of where we were fishing. He said he only discovered it last year. As we chatted, he told me he had put his truck through around an island years back. Another guy from the area dropped his truck into 12 feet of water and "saw the bottom of the lake". He made it to the surface, but his buddy drowned half way out the window.
Add pressure heaves to the equation, and that is reason enough for me not to tempt the fates. When I drive on, I want to see tracks to follow, and make sure they keep on going. Losing those tracks in poor visibility is a real concern if the wind picks up, the snow falls or one gets disoriented in the dark.
Until they invent a hover truck, I'll leave freelancing around Diefenbaker to those who know it far better than I.
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agreed..
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Was this gas pocket in Coteau bay?
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Is there any areas we are not allowed to fish near Gardiner damn? I like the depths in the Pump House Bay, and it looks like I can walk the sled on by the looks of the satellite map. I don't want to risk my car on the ice after all of your guys horror stories...
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No restrictions by dam. Pump house bay is a good spot to walk on. You can't drive on at that location anyway. I've seen guys drive on at Danielson and head north to pump house. Not a trek I would advise.
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My horror stories originate from further south down the lake past Hitchcock Bay.
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Going to try Diefenbaker again this weekend. What are the chances an auger extension would be required? There is probably a lot a variations year to year but how often is an auger extension required? Is it the kind of thing you use once or twice a year or once or twice a decade? Should I be running out to get one tonight just in case?
Thanks in advance for any advice or guidance.
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I was out on monday, there was about 18 inches of ice didnt need an extension
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I was also out earlier in the week and there was about 18" of ice. You shouldn't need an extension yet but it would be a good idea to get one in the near future. Quite often I have to put mine on in late winter or early spring. A fairly inexpensive purchase versus driving all the way to the lake and finding you can't get a hole through the ice and having to turn around and go home.
Good luck and tight lines.
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Sparetimeangler and Burbot Master, thanks for the replies.
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What is the best way to access snakebite bay in the winter without a sled/quad? Is it just best to wait until the ice is thick enough to drive there or any accessible land access points? Looks almost entirely private land on the north shore.
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Does anybody fish around the Riverhurst / Palliser Park area? I've never ice fished the lake before and am wondering if anybody fishes the marina area?
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Anyone been fishing in this deep freeze? Lake frozen to the bottom yet? Lol
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On Coteau Bay today. Pretty nice out compared to the last couple days. Didn’t need the auger extension. Not much luck today.
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Learned something Friday. Six hours in an ice fishing tent, -30ish, with a camera down an unwatched hole will lead to a camera cable bedded into the hole wall from top to bottom. Mine was under a 1/2 inch of ice. Lost feeling in three fingers whlle spudding down over two feet to free it. Camera still works but I have not had the nerve to inspect for cable damage yet. And another thing, the buddy heater can become temperamental in extreme cold, cylinders were warm, something in the regulation was sticking.
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Can anyone give any tips or good location on the lake like the depth that I should be fishing or where any help would be great also the fish just don’t seem interested in what ever I put down in front of them
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25 ft Friday, saw jack, perch, burbot and whitefish. Caught one perch and lost a whitefish. Slow with a lot of window shoppers.
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Anyone out there today
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Was out on Feb 15 in Elbow harbour. Didn't need extension, but pretty much bottomed out the auger. Will definitely need one when in the shack (6" off the ice). My brother is out today (16th) saw a few walleye and a guy near him had a burbot on ice, but otherwise nothing topside for him.
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Any problem getting on and off the ice at Elbow harbour with a 2 wheel drive? Thinking of trying some place new tomorrow.
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Does anyone know if that south boat launch is accessible in the winter months in coteau bay? I took the path there in the summer and if not maintained it would be ugly in the winter
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Im out at elbow right now, seen a few on the electronics but not takers so far. You would have no issues getting on at the marina with 2wd there was all sorts of cars and small suv's on the lake today even
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Thanks for the info 306fisher. Hope you caught something. Were you out there for the thunderous ice crack earlier today?
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Yes I was, I was out of my shack like a shot and it looked most of the other people around me did the same but after a quick underwear change I was back to fishing
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Ended up on Tuffs Bay today. First time there. Surprised how fast it gets deep. Went past a couple of huts and first hole was 106'. Moved closer to shore and settled at 35'. Ice was thick enough I could just get through without an extension but got my hands wet in the process.
Three people in our group and only managed to get two Burbot and saw one white fish that swam around our bait for about 20 minutes but wouldn't even take a taste.
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The struggle is real this year for me for sure. I have been fishing Dief a lot this winter trying to get it dialed in, but it has been tough. By chance we were at Tufts Bay on Sunday as well. Super slow... although jpicks managed to land a 36" ~15lb Pike. The CO's stopped by around 11:30ish. They said it has been slow for the last two weeks and that pike was biggest they had seen in about the last 10 days or so. Hopefully it picks up soon. :tipup:
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The struggle is real this year for me for sure. I have been fishing Dief a lot this winter trying to get it dialed in, but it has been tough. By chance we were at Tufts Bay on Sunday as well. Super slow... although jpicks managed to land a 36" ~15lb Pike. The CO's stopped by around 11:30ish. They said it has been slow for the last two weeks and that pike was biggest they had seen in about the last 10 days or so. Hopefully it picks up soon. :tipup:
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Nice, thick Pike! Well done!
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There you go jpicks, that's a dandy pike. :tipup:
That one made up for the slow day, eh? ;)
WW
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Pretty good day out yesterday targeting walleye. The afternoon yielded a fat perch at 35 feet, and two small walleye at 70! I was trying a few new holes when it suddenly got deep but marks were showing on the flasher. I thought maybe these were whitefish. I had to keep these two since they showed no sign of reviving coming up from such depths. The sunset bite got really good at 27 feet. Before I lost light there were as many as three walleye on the camera at one time. Seven more saw the surface with numerous others that hit and got off.
No problem releasing these fish. Another jumbo perch hit at 7:10, and I thought I finally had a bragging walleye on shortly after. A great battle produced a big burbot instead - one ugly consolation prize.
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I love reading reports like this, makes we even more excited to hit the ice asap, thanks speckspotter!
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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?
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Yes there is a boat launch at danielson that you can drive on.
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How about driving on at Douglas? Is that a safe/smart thing to do?
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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
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Does anyone know if you can drive across to Birsay point from the harbour at elbow ?
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Does anyone know if you can drive across to Birsay point from the harbour at elbow ?
No chance, I wouldn’t even walk across
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Perfect , thanks
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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
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If these brothers don't offer anything during the winter, they should know of someone that could help you out.
https://fishinggeeks.net
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https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Fishing-Charter/Lake-Diefenbaker-Guiding-106279640893312/
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What is visibility typically like in Dief? Are cameras useable here? I'm sure if varies quite a bit but just in general.
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Very clear water with good vis...you will likely see lots of different species on camera.
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Lol ok ive had the complete opposite experience with my camera, very murky and only seem to see white fish haha
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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.
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Anyone ever do decent for burbs in the coteau area ? ( not looking for any spots just curious)
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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.
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Very clear water with good vis...you will likely see lots of different species on camera.
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.
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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.
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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
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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?
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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.
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Friday, 10 hrs, 10-30ft, one perch on camera, one burb on jacker, each weekend gets worse but I keep coming back.
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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.
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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 “
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Great job RIP. Good to see that someone can figure them out this year.
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Nice fish rip!
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Thx..
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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.
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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.
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5 1/2 hrs, saw a white and nice jack, landed seven nice perch. 15 ft
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Buddy said he saw two trucks go through Dief, no idea where or why
Last time i was there a few weeks ago there was 40”’ of ice in coteau..! ?
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another awesome day...walleyes were fired up again. no stories to tell other than i heard a truck went through at coutau but got out with some help he said gas well ?.
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Nice fish fellas! Yeah that truck punched through between the 2 boat launches in coteau. Hit a gas well. From what I heard he basically only had a wrecked rim in the end but that’s about it. Lucky guy
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I seen a a lot of guys crossing from the north launch to the south launch last time out as did i, if thats where your talking about would put him somewhere in the middle of the bay
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Yeah I was a bit more towards the south launch but directly in between the 2 launches
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I was in that area all day Saturday and missed it.
I was a little concerned with the large cracks near the north boat launch and the sound of running water in it. Likely the melt water from the parking area and bank but I wonder how much it is eroding under the ice.
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Anybody been on the ice at all this week, any chance we can get out for another weekend? Last weekend was pretty good, little bit of water on the ice but I'm getting a little worried about the 5 days of warm weather.
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I made my buddy promise me he would kick my ass if I proposed another drive onto the ice at Dief after we fished it last Saturday. He proposed shooting my new tires out instead. It was good ice then, but the ice we drilled through on Blackstrap yesterday (which is substantially thicker than Dief) was already pretty soft and wet. After today it will only be less safe.
That's my two cents worth, but I have sadly bid farewell to a very productive walleye spot for the season.
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Thanks for a update, I might just have to hang the rods up for the season then
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Hows the fishing been around dief the last few days? Hoping to get out one more time this year.
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The ice was wet about half way down on Saturday March 20. It was easier to drill through than a week a go. I was in Coteau Bay, and caught 2 perch. That's it.
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22 walleye 1 burbot on sat.only 6 or 7 of any size but the best day we have had all winter!
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Just another awesome day for my last trip to the big lake for the hard water season. Slow for the most part picked up some walleyes late morning from 9 to 1030 then nothing for the rest of day. Marking but no takers. Did get this PB white around the 2 pm hour what a beast to handle. Took me on a few runs. She released fine. Had myself a great season at deifenbaker this year.
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Fished the last day from late afternoon till dark. Ice was holding better than recent years. Met two like-minded fisherman after dark :).