That's awesome good for you , what's the hook of choice ? Thx

I’ve been catching perch on the sand bar the last few days. 10”-12” ers in 1’ or less of water

Perchee I

First time at cold lake last weekend, me and my old man killed it. Landed prolly 35-40 and one being 13 lbs!

Hey Pawlil11, I have fished for 50 years .... given many ideal lakes to people so they enjoy the sport .....feel for you , fishing must be tough ... best of luck !! Your probably going to need it

Perchee.. maybe you should put in the time and find out for yourself.. pretty easy to sit at home and just hope someone tells you exactly where and when they're biting

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Thanks for all the advice guys. We had a slow weekend. But will be back in the summer on the boat. Tight lines

Well we suck at this ice fishing lake trout lol. Got some bites and landed 2. Kids are about ready. How's it for walleye and pike. And where is the best to be for them. Thanks

Are the perch biting yet at the sandbar ? Thx for any update !!

I know people having luck this winter infront of the ski hill if its trout your after. I had really good luck few weeks ago infront of martineau in 60 ft water.

At french bay not seeing much. Only caught 1. Any advice would be appreciated?

The ice on frenchmans bay is approx 16 to 18 inches .

One last questions guys. Anyone been out at french bay and just the ice thickness? Thanks a bunch

Did you get it ???

chevyhunter350@hotmail.com Maybe the c is capital I dunno .

That's my email. I have had others email me. Brave enough to put yours out there? Lol I can email u

Hi Totall83, tried emailing you , says invalid email address

Do you know if anyone has been catching any yet ?

I went out last night for a RIP. At about 730 someone was headed to the sand bar. Thought that was odd. I had to get back home but I was curious . I will be hitting the lake hopefully on The 20 th in search of the perch

Hi Tootall83, I don't need the coordinates ....thx anyways , just want to come up when the perch are biting ...... how's Hilda doing ? Have a good one ! And tight lines

I agree with ranger86 on watching the you tube video. I used what he said and 13 trout iced in 1.5 hours on cold lake. I had guys 30 ft from me that were not catching like I was

Where do people go when they’re looking at a new body of water to fish? Lots of people head right here to i-fish / Facebook / YouTube / to get advice on the where & how. If your looking for another bait to try to improve your success for lake trout basically anywhere head to Surge Outdoors on YouTube. I uploaded a video of a bait that I have had tremendous success with & it isn’t the tube jig. In the right spots I’ve iced 20+ days solo with these baits that are now my go to. With everything you have to be in good quality areas & fishing structure like humps, deep breaks, points & corners which puts you more in their path than a flat basin. They travel the breaks like highways, push food against or up onto. Hopefully that all helps, this body of water is a great fishery, has all the amenities close by & can be a lot of fun. Go enjoy the experience.

Stamps14 search French bay provincial recreation area and it should bring you there

Sorry to be a bug but I heard there is a way to get on by the ski hill? Anyone know of this access?

Is there alot of people with trailers on the lake? Heading up next weekend and want to target everything we can especially burbot at night. Thanks guys

Do they fish far from shore or can you see them.

Pretty easy to see where they are fishing now. Just follow the tracks. I was out last night after work and like maybe a foot and a half of snow. The ramp at provincial park was slick you need 4x4 pretty much to get up it

Good Morning I am thinking about going fishing in Cold Lake for a couple of days and I have never fished there . Is it hard to find where people are fishing . And is it hard to get out there.Perry

Ice good to drive half ton on? Never been to this lake? Looking for burbs or lake trout

I got coordinates for ya. My email is chevyhunter350@hotmail.com if u want them

Could anyone point a guy towards the %u201Cburbot hump%u201D thanks

Roughly 18%u201D

Good day all. Looking at making a trip up Does anybody know what the ice is like ? Thanks

Anyone catching pike or walleye on cold lake yet?

Been having a blast with the walleye here at Wabamun , not big , but a ton of them .... keep in touch , coming up for perch when they start , have some good contacts up there , hope to meet you and hit those hogs !!!

Thats long drive for some perch, but they are fun once you hook into them..and there are a ton of small pike, annoying but entertaining, in the shallow water

Nice catch , just had another great evening night bite on a Wabamun Lake where I live .......can't wait to come up and tackle some big perch

I never heard about perch yet. I will be going next days off. Yesterday I went searching for walleye and ended up landing 13 decent trout. Of course I could not keep any. Biggest one was 73 cm. Average was 70. Few 60 cm.

Hey Tootall83, how's the perch fishing doing ? Any guys catching ? Thx

I am flowing a you tuber that just posted a video about cold lake trout. New type of hook(for trout that is) he says is doing well. Surge outdoors. This guy knows his stuff puts the time in. My fishing guru

Yea perchee I am a local. And ya if schedules line up can slay some perch together. I will be out every chance I get. And as for the trout french bay I dont think you need to go too far out for trout. So from the boat launch looking across to the shore as it curves out into the big part of the bay that goes from like couple feet to deep fast. I also had a friend have some luck infront of the ski hill..another spot is the north side closer to the west side of that point, that little bay there is a hump and it drops off fast. I have hit that stupid sandbar with my boat but that area is good for trout. If your in for a cruise there is good trout fishing just outside the bay by the cold river.

I'm heading out tomorrow and Saturday. It's my first time at the lake, I was wondering if the deep part of French bay would be decent for lake trout. I was out and drilled some holes this afternoon and found 14 inches of ice pretty consistently from the provincial park to the centre of French bay. Thanks

Slow for me. Marking fish 60-80 ft.

Thx Tootall83, you sound like you know the lake well , I'm guessing a local .... I will be coming there in February , maybe we can meet up for some perch fishing ! Happy Fishing and tight lines , Thx again for the info !!!!

Alrighty everyone I went for a cruise from the marina to the island. There are three decent heaves on the lake. I'd say its 80 percent or more smooth across.. people were in trucks by the island. I didnt check ice depths. Perch bite is usually best late February to march

When does the perch bite start on the sand bar ?

Stamps. Drive in at provincial park. Stay on other peoples tracks. Some of the lake had only eight inches of ice on the west side of the lake. Around the provincial park it was around fourteen. Big jacks in close to shore and lakers are in deeper water. Anywhere from 60 to 120 is good

Thx for the perch update !!! Might head up there this weekend !!

Hi everyone. Bringing my family up for family day weekend. Just wondering what's the best place to get on the lake and a good area to catch all species. Thanks appreciate any info. And how is the ice looking.