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Canada => Ice Fishing Saskatchewan => Topic started by: OD0814 on Dec 23, 2019, 07:51 AM
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Heading up to stay at Elk Ridge for a few days after Christmas and was wondering about fishing Bittern while I'm there. Does anyone know if you can still get around the lake with a 4x4 or do you need a snowmobile? Bittern would be my first choice as it's smaller and a bit closer but if Bittern is no good maybe Montreal is worth a shot. We haven't fished either of these lakes so any advice is appreciated!
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There's hardly any snow on either lake. 4x4 not even needed yet. Fish are biting good at Montreal. Caught over 20 the other day. Not sure about bittern. But usually pretty good at this time of year.
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Yeah, travel is easy on Montreal and the fishing has been good.
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I am also up at Elk ridge until saturday...never fished either. Where is the best access points on Montreal or Bittern?
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Any reports on access to the lake at Timber Bay? Want to go this weekend just wondering if I need to take my sled.
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Hoping to take my daughter to Montreal Lake tomorrow. Any word on access much appreciated. Thanks
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I went with my daughter today and there was lots of snow but there was a road plowed out from the church Montreal Lake
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how did you make out?
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No bites just seen a few on the screen.
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that's what i've been hearing on both lakes.
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Bittern has been on fire lately nothing a person can do wrong where we were!
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Bittern has been on fire lately nothing a person can do wrong where we were!
Timberbay is really good, slammed a bunch of big jacks yesterday, warm weekend coming should be great!
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Another really productive day on Montreal lake, poor man lobster tonight from those mid size pike.
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How was the lake for driving a truck on?
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heard ml and b have slowed right down???
anyone ever try molanossa past that area?
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How was the lake for driving a truck on?
Where we went it was sleds only, a lot of snow
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same here. tonnes of snow, sleds unless you have a jacked up truck.
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Is there a place to park a truck at timber bay access?
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Yes
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Has anybody heard if there is slush and spider holes on Montreal??
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we got on Tuesday at Timber Bay and sledded around 12 miles up the east side of lake. Didn't find any slush, couple of heaves to cross, plenty of snow.
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Any word on conditions to get on either lake? I know they’ve had lots of snow a couple weeks back.
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Pretty sure the rez is only allowing locals to come and go as of this morning.
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Bittern Lake is the place to take a kid for a positive fishing experience. Just finished fishing 2 days on Bittern, March 21 & 22. Non-stop ripping lips on the hammer-handles. Wally's were biting good too! Yes, there is lots of snow, 2 feet and the beginnings of slush. BUT here is the great news there is a road graded onto the lake which goes for about 2 km. The ice road is two trucks wide with a big turn-around at the end. See the attached pictures of the road. Get outside and self-ICE-olate!
(https://i.postimg.cc/9zsSw2M7/fullsizeoutput-2701.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/9zsSw2M7)
(https://i.postimg.cc/z3H2rQjX/fullsizeoutput-2704.jpg) (https://postimg.cc/z3H2rQjX)
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I just called the Montreal Lake Band Office and was told after today, the road though the community will be closed to all fishermen to access Montreal Lake and Bittern. If anyone finds this not to be true please post.
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It's true
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I just called the Montreal Lake Band Office and was told after today, the road though the community will be closed to all fishermen to access Montreal Lake and Bittern. If anyone finds this not to be true please post.
I don’t know why they would worry about the fishermen as I and a lot of others already avoid any contact on the reserve as much as possible. Just looking for somewhere to fish and enjoy the outdoors
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You can sled into bittern still
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just choose wisely where you leave your trucks