Pigeon Lake Fishing Reports & Feedback

Fishing was slow at times, 3 of us still landed about 18 walleye in 4 hrs. Was great to be on the water, not a ripple and 26C. A few Class A, mostly B and C. Very tenative bite. Minnows and Lindy rigs were more successful than jigs.

Yes the ice completely gone from Pigeon Lake

heading out for opening day if ice is off... anyone know if its gone?

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Not sure why an updated ice report.. Closed until May 15

Ice Report: 32 in

What Colour of jig head have the walleye been hitting on ?

Ice Report: 34 in
Near Provincial Park

Ice Report: 32 in
Needed auger extension

Heard the fishing is best near the provincial park

when I say the fish are there for someone else, they are released into the lake. some people on this site need this explanation. lol

was out on the weekend filled 1 class a tag. wish i had class b we had a lot of them. but they are there for someone else. snow cover is a foot and a half too 2 feet deep. 31 inches of ice. a few pike were caught as well and returned. it was a slow weekend fish are biting. off the provincial park area. sorry I can't help you with directions. see what Google says and make sure gates are not locked

Does anyone know whereabouts a boat launch is near Ma-Me-O Beach? Some family will be visiting us on the ice for some ice fishing and am hoping to make directions easy for them to find us.

Ice Report: 31 in

Been out 4 times this year and just can’t seem to locate the walleye. Any tips on where they might be??

Hammering the whites and perch ! Best fishing I’ve had on this lake . Just off the boat launch.@ the provincial park !
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Ice Report: 31 in
Almost in need of a auger extension.

Ice Report: 31 in

Ice thickness is around 20

Also, how are you guys catching whtiefish? I've never caught one and was wondering what you guys were doing it.

hey guys whats the ice thickness out there?

How’s the mobility after the snow and wind the last couple days? Gonna be rough to move around in a truck?

Lots of Whites still. The Perch are a lot fewer & further between.

Been coming to this lake for years but always caught walleye burbot and jack. Dose anyone know if there's still whites or perch still?

Oggi ..... he may not be asking because of ice thickness.... there is also snow conditions and pressure ridges that quads are able to cross where a pick up may get high centered on. Don't be a hat.

30” of ice Was out for a couple hours this afternoon, pretty slow...only seen 1 walleye which took awhile to coax into biting. Landed another nice one on a tip up but that was it.

Ice Report: 18 in

Thanks

WOW!!!! With all the cold weather we've had, and you ask about the ice, there is only 30 inches, so I suggest you bring your QUAD.

How far are guys driving out? Can a guy drive out to the offshore humps? Or do I need a quad tomorrow?

Is anyone catching any whites or are they not in the lake anymore?

Managed to fill class "B" cards on Sunday Near Silver Beach. Caught a few jacks during the day then 6 walleye between 4pm and 6pm at 3 were over 50cm

Not for a couple of weeks. If u head west of pp and follow shoreline until u run into a cattail weed bed. 30-40 feet off the point of weedbed. Jig and minnows seem to be working. Hope that helps.

Hey Chico when you headed back out?I'll meet you for a slay. I live here on pigeon.

Seen a couple shacks off where live in grandview how's the ice?

Is there fishing access to provincial park?

1/4 mile west of pp. 6 feet of water close to weed bed. Slaying walleye. Jig head and minnows r working for me.

Fished out towards Silver Beach area this afternoon, slow till about 45mins before dark then the bite was on...landed 10 walleye in that 45mins. BEWARE there is a big ice heave between Mulhurst and Silver Beach going across the lake to the south as far as I can see...this wasn't there last weekend and you can see water up on the ice.

Despite a garbage day last week, headed back out fished 18ft to 10 1 walleye 50cm at pp went to mulhurst 12 ft to 5 didnt mark jack sht, i hate this lake lol hard to fill c's

Caught Good amount of walleye, 1 jack at 29inch
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One nice jack and a few wallet south of golden days. Pretty slow though

Hello all you fishing nuts how's the fishing at the point south of Mulhurst bay?? Haven't been able to get out there yet just wondering??????

Hey Krutov, can you specify which part of lake? Thanks

Jan. 2nd Fished from 2:30-5:30p.m. Caught 23 Walleye. Most over 50cm. Lost count how many double hitters. 4:00 on, it was Crazy. Definitely an evening bite lake for Walleye. Best fishing I've had in Alberta to date.

Out this morning, ridiculously cold but still managed to land 4 walleye and nice pike. Action seem to stop about 11:30.

17" of ice out in the deep water. Able to drive the 1/2 ton around now but use respect. Keep it slow, not enough ice to just rip on it out there. And keep your distance between vehicles for a bit yet. To many wingnuts are ready to just give er already.

Our for the day today. Drove on with my 3/4 ton truck down the Mulhurst boat launch out in line with Silver beach's point. Ice was 15-16 inches thick. Spotted 4 walleye, 1 pike. Caught and released 2. Very cold day......

Out for 3 hours this afternoon at Mulhurst, didn't see a thing. Drove my 1/2ton out on about 14" of ice with no issues.

Seems like people are not seeing much. A few years back I headed out there for whitefish in the morning and was seeing quite a few feeding off the bottom. They had no intrest in my hook no matter what I put out. By noon I was seeing nothing on the camera so I drilled a line of holes straight to shore. I had a small brass coloured wetaskiwin special on tipped with maggots. The hole closest to shore I drilled was at best 18" of water with weeds on bottom. I dropped my hook down there and within 2 min boom a walleye. Reset and wham another walleye. This continued all day long. Caught a pile of them. All catch an release of course. Wasn't the white I wanted but alot of fun none the less. May be worth a try. Also those whites I seen on my camera where feeding off bottom all morning. Anyone know what they may have been feeding on? It was between Christmas and New Years that I was out there. Happy Holidays folks.

Ice Report: 14 in
Mulhurst 125yds out from boat launch.

Thanks for the report

Out at poplar bay a few days ago. Ice was 8-10" of solid clear ice. Targeting whites. Didn't see one fish of any species. 4-10 feet of water. Fished sun up to 11.

Just wondering what ice thickness is? Thanks

The whites are still in the lake but you won't find them easily and staying on top of them is even harder it seems like every week they are somewhere new. And they are some of the most finicky whites out there so tough to even get one to bite if you do find them.

Did anyone get out on the weekend? Planning on heading there this weekend, but curious if the ice is any good, still

Yeah nobody I talk too seems to catch them anymore, they are in there just probably stay suspended in deep water, feeding on small insects and invertebrates. Suspended Whites are very hard to find and even harder to catch. Try drilling some holes way out in the deep basin and look for suspended marks with your flasher. Get your bait down to their level and you might catch one. You would have to do a ton of exploring though and drill a ton of holes.

NSR not sure if there are any whites left in the lake. Been asking for updates for some time. Maybe some users could shed some light on the subject. Thanks for the info.

Fished off the point to the west of Mullhurst close to golden days. Huge ice heave near the boat launch there. Followed the ice heave way out into the bay, fished everywhere from 7 feet to 15 feet. Saw a bunch of walleye, they were really sluggish. Only managed to catch one. Got bit off by a large pike while using a wire worm and 6 pound test trying to target whites. Ice was 8" to 10", careful of that ice heave though it looks pretty sketchy.

Did anyone head out this weekend?

Fished all day yesterday in front of PP. No action at all until around 2 PM. Fished in 12 to 14 ft of water. Good 8 inches of ice but bring your ice cleats it's like walking on a skating rink out there.

Ice Report: 6 in
6” on the north side mission beach area, in 6-8 feet of water, clear dark ice

Fished the PP, north side and Ma-meo beach way out. Couldn't find the fish! 😡 7"-10" of solid ice

Thanks Fisherbob

Ice Report: 8 in
8" 50 yards off shore ice check

Is anyone out for ice fishing today? How thick is the ice? Thanks!

And the washrooms are still at the launch... as I suspected they would be.

Oggie not parks Canada , pretty sure you are in a provincial park

Hit the ice today couldn't wait any longer there is between 6"-8" of ice. On the south shore found 18 feet of water still 6-8" of ice. Hopefully I can get out this weekend and actually drop a line in and spend a few hours there.

Anyone out for ice fishing yet this winter? Thanks

fishing was incredible today ... two guys ... 55 fish ... fished from noon to 7 ... half the lake pea soup ... other half almost normal ... fished mulhurst and provincial park ... buddy filled his "B" tags no problem ... all sizes were caught ... (a), (b) and (c) size ... should only get better up to the full moon ...

Was out at the PP today. The lake was very calm. Close into shore the water was clear but out 200 yards, the green algae was very thick. Now, Parks Canada should give their head a shake. They removed the bath rooms at the launch at PP. No place to go other than in the bush, where I seen two people go. Can't blame them. No other facilities there. Parks Canada lets wake up.__

Is there still blue/green algae in Pigeon Lake?

a friend of mine and his cousin were there on Saturday the 9th of September .... cleared up some what from two weeks earlier ... they both filled there b tags by 10:00 am ... hope this helps ...

How has the fishing been at Pigeon lately. Has the water cleared up at all. Thanks.

8-10pm, 40 eyes and 2 pike. Only 2 walleye under 43.

Was out yesterday first time on lake off north of provincial park. Filled all b and c tags in less than 2 hrs. who says under 43 are hard to catch caught lots in all sizes.

Went out just off the beach of the provincial park and caught 6 decent ones. Had fun for 6 hours.

Absolutely slaughtered the eyes. Filled everyone's class b tags and caught A LOT of 50cm . Dare I say idiot proof!

Decent walleye 15-20 ft
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Fished this lake for a few hours after work the other day was very surprise on the size of fish bitting mostly all over 50cm, very disappointed with the boat ethic people have and how close they come to you when your still fishing.

figured this would be quicker then pulling out the book from the tackle always quick response online. tight lines

Nope... read the regs it pretty clear.

are you allowed to fish anywhere on the tide creek? i see on the map at the lake thats its closed off but what about down more is it open to fish?

Keaton there are no longer any good spots for perch in Pigeon Lake. Before the walleye introduction you could catch lots of perch just about anywhere in the lake but alas the walleye have eaten just about all of them and now it is very rare to spot one.

Minnows and jigs. Just outside the drop off the Provincial Park. Really easy. Drop anchor at 13 to 15 feet. Put minnow direct to jig head. Drop over to bottom of lake. Reel a few feet. Wham. 53 plus cm Walleye.

Any spots with more perch less walleye

Is there any good spots for perch

iglootommy, if you head out to the Provincial Park, you can fish right by the dock, or anywhere if you stick around till later in the day. Seen people catching there in the evening all the time.

Hey Trigger,you at the Provincial Park in 10-13 to get the class c’s?

16 ft. All day walleye with jig and minnows.
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How's the shore fishing? Would like to take wife out next weekend.

Me and my son go fishing here all the time and catch lots of walleye! But just wondering where and how do you catch the white fish? By the way subscribe to FPF FISHING

Crushed walleye all day here and 2 pike
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Uncle Walter. Head in shallow 10-13 ft of water with a small Jighead and minnow yellow or firetiger colors work wonders. Filled all mine and could filled many more. Tight lines!

I want to bring the kids out next Saturday. Would anyone be able to direct me to the right access?

Great day Saturday at Prov. park filled "A" tags without a problem. All fish caught were 45cm and over. Question is where to find under 43cm fish for friends tags?

Can anyone tell me how the boat launch is at Mulhurst bay?

caught 19 walleyes and 6 pike on 20th may

25 walleye one pike. Beauty day. Was only one out at provincial park. Human be a good season. All big too!

Check it this morning. South side is looking good, clear of ice the first few 100 feet. Should be good to go next week.

Any updates on the ice?

Thanks, just itching to get the boat wet.

Not melting very fast with this cool weather. Some water near the edge but most of the lake is still solid ice. Probably br at least a couple weeks yet for ice out.

How is the ice melting out there? Has anyone drove past? Thanks

33 inches of ice at PP filled one B class tag Saturday

Has any one drilled many holes and put Camera down there and took a look?? Going tomorrow with buddy, We both have Auger and Camera, I have not fished there close to 10 years. Is heading out by Campground off the 770 still a Reality and is it the best place to start from??

Is there any whitefish left in this lake? Nobody has really answered this question. All I catch is walleye from deep water to shallow water.

Going out there this coming up Sunday, can anyone give me some ideas for lures I could use for whitefish and walleye.

Hay all fisherman and lady's just wondering if any one would have info on seeing anyone around the point just south of Mulhurst bay over the past week. Some people destroyed two fishing huts and would like to find out who it was or if there was any vehicles in area

Clarification: a couple of days of plus 6 Celsius. Apparently this forum doesn't like showing the plus symbol.

Ice reports are 28 inches to 3 feet. A couple days of 6 isn't going to make that much difference.

Wasn't fishing Mulhurst today but fished a few spots at different parts of the lake and there is still lots of ice with no signs of rotting yet. Can't imagine Mulhurst would be much different. Just watch for heaves one we ran into would be hard to see if you were being reckless.

Was thinking about going out in the morning. Anybody know How's the ice around mulhurst. Is it still good to go out on

Fished overnight Thursday just off the dropoff by the Provincial Park. C&R a good sized burbot just after midnight and a nice pike around 9 AM. Caught both on a glow gumball jig with a salted minnow.

Hey, if you are looking to do some good pike fishing I would suggest hitting wizard lake just up from pigeon you will have way more action with the pike on this lake rather than pigeon!! But if you are set on pigeon lake you can go left of the boat launch at mulhurst or head to the far side at the provincial park may get some luck over there!!!

Hey everyone. Im new to the lake and really just want to do some catch and release for some pike. I have no idea how deep to fish or where to fish. Not looking for any crazy secrets just a helping hand is all. Thanks everyone

Drive out on the boat launch at crystal springs, go right to Norris beach or left to Grandview.Fish either point where all the shacks are. I think there's only 2 shacks left at Norris.

Looking to fill my tags any tips on where to hook up with some walleye any info would be greatly appreciated thanks

Ice Report: 3 ft

Caught a nice pike in 2 fow. Yes it's in the lake still. It's windy and cold. Just missed 2 when we moved. Snow covered mabey 12 inches. I didn't measure but ice is well over 25 inches

Thank you gold fishwish I will be leaving in 5 hours. So not to late. Once I get my walleye I will hunt for whites and perch. Yes I've seen perch really shallow and we'll under 25 cm. Hopefully I catch pike. I know I can't keep them but I like catching

I know I come late with this info but I caught a big 5 lb white 2 weeks ago. jigged a smaller plain gold spoon in 18 feet of water, 1 foot from bottom. Good Luck.

The ice is well over 20" thick. Should be good with the week we just had, watch out around the stress cracks when it gets mild out. Follow everyone else tracks you should be fine.

Thanks for the tips guys. Just curious as to the ice conditions.... I'm sure it's plenty thick. Every where else I've gone has been 30+ inches. Just wondering if there are any trouble spots to look out for (springs, heaves, etc). Sunday will be first time to pigeon in quite a few years. Will post results. Thanks for any info

For walleye I use a knuckle ball jig head. Stick a minnow through the eyes. Than pull head into head of jig head. Hook minnow again on body part now it should rest on bottom of lake at a 45°angle. Have it so the line has tension but still on bottom. Dead stick one like that or both. If rod is in hand do the same on the bottom . Every bit or so jig up a and down if you want. Will somebody please tell me what to do for white fish in this lake

Try a gold Mazuno lipless crank bait( you can buy them at the Petro-Canada on the south side of the lake at the village) . Fish off a point in about 8-10ft of water or 60-100ft from the shore, right before dark. Tie it directly to your line. Sit it 8" from the bottom and jig up hard 2-4 ft then pause, let it float back down and settle unil it is pulmb to your rod tip. If that doesn't work put some tunes on and make it dance to your music 8" above the bottom.I live on the lake and fish it a lot. I've tried almost every other crank bait, lures, shinners, etc. This seems to work the best for me. I took 4 walleye in 15 min, 7 in 2 hrs.last week. Good luck!!

I agree with the below post. This is a site for anglers to help fellow anglers. If you can't afford the technology like cameras and flashers this is all you have to assist you to find fish. Already at a disadvantage so help ppl out.

I like this app it it's really frustrating that people don't post tips. Or answer questions. I'm going out Friday Saturday and Sunday. I will update got class b tags I'm going to fish shallow. If I get whites I will tell you all. And tell you what I'm using. The ice is good this year. Please let's share more information.

Anybody catching whitefish? Don't need to know where or how many. Just want to know if they are biting. Thx

Make sure you check your regs!0 pike limit

Hey everyone, first time out on this lake this year and will be going for an overnight trip this weekend, looking for a good ice report to see if i candrive my 1500 on aswell as a decent spot to catch lots (pike preffered but some walleye) Thanks !

8lbs burbot caught 630 am
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No problem hope it helped.

Thanks for the info Chico...

31 inches of ice at Grandview

Been 1/2 mile west of provincial park. Access is good if u wanna drive on. Good luck.

Thanks. Where have you been fishing. Is access on the lake ok or is a person walking on.

Jigs and minnows are working well for me. On bottom and in 6-8 feet of water. Find weed bed and right depth and u should b ok. Hope this helps.

Heading to Pigeon tomorrow with Class b walleye tags. Never been and curious where i should go. Jigs and minnows? Any help would be awesome.

Fished at PP for 3.5 hours caught 1 46cm walleye 27 inches of ice

Fished right out front of Mulhurst. From noon to 4. Caught 1 small walleye Seen lots more but only landed 1.

Hey Nivhob if you go just of the south point just at the end of silver beach and in between burnt burch there are walleye there but I haven't seen any whites What was the ice like ? Still drivable

Brutal day again....no whitefish. Thought you could gain access to the lake just a little bit south of Mulhurst Bay by Burnt Birch but all locked up...oh well...that's where I really wanted to get to today. Saw one Walleye that I wasn't going for...that's it.Wait again til next year I guess to take daughter ice fishing...unless someone can tell me where a good spot is.

Seven, There is some water on the lake....was there today at Mulhurst Bay.

Anyone aware of flood waters on lake? Thanks in advance.

Had a good day Friday. 7 walleye and a decent pike. Filled last tag. Shallow water is the key.

Same here! Skunked again....1 lost hook on a decent jack and one pickerel that sniffed the hook on camera in 6 hours!

Brutal fishing day today. Saw 1 Pike all day....not that I wanted to see it. All the whitefish must be on vacation.

First time at Pigeon. No snow but ice was almost thick enough to reach the motor on my auger. Caught & released a 53cm walleye (my first in AB). Bummer because my tags are for 43-50cm.

Anyone been on pigeon today..any flood water...I'm assuming it's still good to drive on. Thanks in advance

Does any one know if they do any derby for the family weekend for the kids

Thinking of going this weekend and maybe a day or two next week how is the ice? It should still be good next week I would think?

Thinking of taking daughter to Pigeon on Saturday.....no issues with driving onto the lake?__Going for white's...so hopefully fish will be biting and around. Will be in a red Rav4 by Mulhurst if someone would like to show me where the Perch are just in case so daughter doesn't get bored out of her mind.

My 3 year old is hooked on perch and walleye any advice on were I can take him on peigon to have good day been trying poplour bay but been really slow

Steph , Mulhurst

Ice Report: 36 in
However long my auger, engine almost got wet

Some good days, some bad, it's hit or miss, it's called fishing not catching haha. If I knew where the fish were, I would have a different job that's for sure! But whoever says it's a crap lake must not have a line in the water

Hey Daryl so mulhurst or on the pp side?

Hey Daryl thanks will try next weekend caught some by pp to big for my size very slow

Nope not lying

Strikeout Lake is what it should be called. 5 trips to this lake and not even 1 bite. I think people lie about catching fish here.

Apparently I am directionallyl challenged ,east shore south of boat launch

Daryl where were you fishing roughly?

Dwayne , sorry misunderstood question . All were caught along shore at the south end of Milhurst bay , 12 feet of water

Also caught burbot and pike

Hey we're you catching all the walley daryl

Great day today caught and released over twenty walleye , all sizes

Hey catch n fun where abouts did you catch those don't need your spot I've been tryin but no luck

We're are you catching the walleye and perch

How big of perch

Caught 8 walleye and 14 yellow perch today. was there for an hour

Anyone having luck with the whites? If so where

No problem!

thanks ethan

Any perch?

Good amount of walleye caught 4 in 1 hour and a half
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Any white fish being caught?

I have been having lots of luck by Mameo in 5-7 feet of water. Walleye don't need deep water in winter. They move to shallow water to feed on the bait fish. I've been jigging with spoons and had excellent results.

Very slow day around the provincial park, fished in 12-22 feet of water, saw only a small handful of fish on the camera in all the spots I moved to, all were pretty lathargic and weren't interested in anything I had to offer.

Fished Mulhurst this am for a couple hours. On the ice at 7:30 am. Picked up one B class, only 2 bites in 2.5 hours. They have definitely moved. The bike races were starting so I packed up and headed home. Beautiful morning.

Any suggestions as to where to find whitefish in this lake? Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks

Drove up today with my dad. We were the first ones on the lake before sunrise. Tried fishing mulhurst bay. Went 8, 15, 18, and finally 22 ft througout the day moving around. Didnt see much on the camera and no bites on the jaw jackers or rod. About 26 inches of ice. 15 or so trucks on the ice but nobody seemed to be catching anything today. Hit those deep drifts with some speed and you'll be good! Not sure where all the walleye went from a few weeks back when they couldn't keep em off the hook?

Went here today. Mulhurst bay. We got here first thing in the morning to fill our walleye tags. Started at 10 ft then 15, 18, 20, and finally 22 ft. Had the aquaview and the flasher going and only saw 3 fish all day and no bites. Dissapointing day. Not sure where all the walleye went. There were about 15 other truck in the bay and didnt seem like anyone was catching. Maybe just a bad day but it was strange not seeing any fish

Was out at Mulhurst today straight out from the boat launch never seen A fish was there three hours

Five people one fish the whole day

Was going it to Mulhurst today any good spots for walleye

Well @northernpike we moved all around the lake moving every 30 minutes or so. That's what I would suggest.

_Got to where I was going at 8:45 AM. Went through a tub of minnows by 12:30 PM The wife and I filled our over 50cm tags very quickly. Could have filled any size limit. But mostly 50cm to 60cm walleye. Be careful driving on the lake for the deep hard drifts are hard to see, till it's to late. Tight lines.

Ice Report: 26 in
Off the Provincial Park boat launch.

Buddy and I went fishin today. He had Bs and I picked up a set of Cs last night just for the fun of it. Go out today and whadda ya know 6 walleye on the fryin pan. Don't know what parts of the lake you were fishin but dam she was fast n furious

Seen 3 jack on camera didn't touch the hook been out all day

Ice Report: 24 in
12' water - Mulhurst Bay.

On the lake before 8 am, walleyes were bitting steady. Filled a B class tag, and put a few 50 cm plus back. Nice morning. 10:30 am the bite stopped. Mulhurst bay.

Very hard to fill C Class Tags from My Understanding ( my neighbor has C and all we get are 47 to 50 cm ) . I have Class A tags I still need to fill. Tried PP but fishing there was very poor. No one catching seems to catching there. Any suggestions on where else to try ? Any been to Grandview this year ?

@catch,N' fun where were u all the people around use caught one to 2 fish all day.

Got 15 walleye and 10 pike 4 perch in 4 hours great place!

Zero stars ! This lake is fxuking garbage . Wanna catch a cold go to pigeon !! Nothing on camera , line , tracker . Waste of time to fish , can't get on lake at mameo beach , fishing provincial park is like fishing in your bathtub . Don't waste your gas and time . Garbage lake

It's difficult to find the walleye under 43 cm for the class c tags that's are available. Was out today at provincial park couple 50 cm walleye and a nice pike

I never gone ice fishing at Pigeon Lake. Can anyone pinpoint where in Pigeon lake I can ice fish?

Walleye are fine to eat. Not sure why they haven't been bought up. To many tags maybe ? Been like that for a few years now. You would think they would just reopen the lake for 1 walleye. Like Slave or Buck. Maybe they like the cash they get for the tags.

Just curious why people aren't eating up the walleye tags? Is the fish not good to eat out of the lake or something? I also heard it was a dirty lake? Just looking for some clarification. Wife and I have tags and we are going to fish it next week for the first time. :)

I never gone ice fishing at Pigeon Lake.

Went out during Xmas break. Had to work hard to get my 50 cm + pickerel. Fished all day and caught 5 pickerel and 2 Jack. No luck near pp...1 more tag to go!

Ice Report: 22 in

Ice is 22" lots of big trucks out there. Fishing is slow

Heading out tomorrow with some class c tags any suggestions on where to fish would be greatly appreciated

21 inches of ice at PP. 1 Fish right on 50 cm. Did not use to fill a tag as it was too close to call. My neighbor got 3 one was 55 cm. Fishing was pretty slow. Not much action on Camera or Flashers.

I had some Walleye action yesterday in the Crystal Spring part of the Lake. The first Tank came in and really taken its time checking out my bright green minnow lure, finally bit it, got him near the Hole when my line snapped :( had a few more come by after that, finally got one tagged. Was in 10 feet of water below Ice.

I went to Mameo beach on this Lake and could not see any access to drive on, Ice heave quite high!_Then I drove towards Crystal Springs, just east of, there is access to drive on here!_I suggest the points here offer some Walleye in 12 ft depths...

Ice Report: 16 in
Tons of ice out their

20" of ice at the shelf off provincial park. Was there for 4hrs no action. Talked a dozen or so folks and no action for them either. Although no action it was a beautiful and fun day on the ice

Just to answer some previous questions... I drove on Lake as many others, few inchs of snow and drifts. I got access on to lake, right in front of Mulhurst restaurant.a low frost heave there too, one van got stuck trying to get over, truck or suv would have no problem.

I went in the afternoon to fish on this Lake at Mulhurst bay. Ice is 2 feet thick, and was at a depth of 8 feet of water._I did not see even 1 fish in the two hours I tried, the good news is the water was fairly clear._Talked with another guy leaving and they had luck catching Walleye south of me at the next point...

Ice is about 14" Fishing is slow Anyone catching perch??

I fished at Mulhurst for a few hours on Thursday. I wasn't sure of the ice thickness so I walked on. 12-14" of ice about 200 m from shore. Be careful though, lots of bare ice and lots of frozen waves make the lake dangerous without a pair of cleats. The fishing was slow, saw nothing of size on the radar or down the hole, just lots of minnows.

Anyone driving on the lake?

_The fish out of Pigeon Lake are very tasty in the winter. This is my own opinion. Walleye are great eating. The white fish are very good as well, if you can catch them. In winter 60 years ago, fish from Pigeon Lake were shipped by rail car to New York. On the menu at their restaurant stated Pigeon Lake white fish. So the story goes from the elders that live in this region.__

I've never been to this lake...how does the fish taste??? :)

Hard to get on the lake due to 6-8 ft ice heaves. The heaves are all over the lake. Many coming close to shore. Hard to find a place to drive on with a truck. The best way would be with ATV. ski-do or quad. Merry Christmas, good luck and good fishing. P.S. Very clear ice (no snow)

Was thinking of getting a class C license and heading out for a day or 2. Many ppl out fishing or wat??

Danb, There is still some 2700 tags available,_

Are you guys catching any whitefish?

Ice Report: 9 in

Was out from 8 til 5 today. Caught 1 walleye. Had 5 other takes I couldn't land. No whitefish at all. Was at my springtime hotspot. Very slow all day. Ice about 10 to 12 inches. Almost safe to drive on.

A truck went through the ice about 5-6 days ago, out by ma-me-o

Hi, could anyone tell me if anyone is catching Whitefish in this Lake and if so what area might be best? Thank you.

Didn't measure but I'm estimating it was 8-10" at mameo 100 yards out.

What's the ice thickness looking like for the ma-me-o side of the lake?

Took a look at Golden Days area on the weekend. Lake is frozen over. Kids were playing on the ice near shore. Looked to be about 3" thick. This cold spell should help thicken it up pretty fast.

How much ice is on the lake?

No you are too late

Is there any more tags for walleye still available?

Is anyone having luck with the PERCH?? I've seen baby perch in the summer time but I have yet to hook any, I'd like to catch some once the ice is set, I don't need to know where, I just wanna know if people are catching them or not??? Thanks Sean

Any ice by the provincial park yet?

We're on the southwest shore by Norris Beach. Algae is there but just looks like a light skim of sand in the water. Nothing like last year. Fish are still biting. Not sure if I'd wanna eat anything outta this lake, but lots of fun catching just 75ft from shore. Shallow enough I went out tonight in my waders and got about 75ft out.

No signs of any algae.

So what the water like in the lake now is it still full of Algae, was there first of August was told not as bad as previous years. Any update would be appreciated thx

13 fow on drop off. Caught n released lots of wallys. 45-60 cm
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Had a great day on Sunday. Wallys were mostly over 50cm. It took 50 or 60 released to fill our tags.

Rented a yurt at the campground for two nights the end of July, fished for about 7hrs in two days and caught 148 fish, my wife, kids and I had a great experience was great fishing and accomadations

Just curious if anyone one has found perch in the lake? I know there is a limit but haven't heard of anyone catching them.

brad420 .... you will have no problem filling your tags (a) .... between now and October ... one day ...you should have two fish between 3 to 6 pounds .... 57cm to 62 cm .... at least that we have experienced every year .... have fun ...

How's the size for walleye this year. Got my Class A tags for pigeon this year. Just want an idea of what my chances are for filling tags ( prefer 60 cm range if possible ) in one trip or should I plan for a few trips. Obviously if 50 - 55 cm is best I can hope for I will take those.

Hey air ace you're fishing in the forbidden zone

How's the algae situation?

Great walleye fishing. Tagged a class C as soon as I dropped my line. Need to find some perch

Good to see conservation officers throwing losers off the lake who can't follow the rules. Crybabies go home!

A HotSpot Marker was added for Pigeon Lake
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Walleye fishing was great on soft plastic leeches drop shooting, conservation were total nazis this last weekend though sending people home if they didn't have every single piece of safety equipment. saw one guy get his boat seized

Had a good evening on pigeon, not a lot of action, but caught 3 decent walleye in the 4-5lb range and 2 little 2lb walleyed that had a ton of fight for their size! Used 5 of diamonds and Red Devils in about 20ft of water.

Great day on the water Saturday. 30 eyes for me, 3 others in the boat all did well too! Beautiful fish very healthy. Was tough to tag out on my class 3 as everything I was catching seemed to be 45 cm.... Lol, great fishery!

Out on the lake yesterday steady walleye all day. Monsoon rains at provincial park today

Was out at the PP last night. Wind came up for a while and blew us into 10-12 fow. Still caught walleye although not as many. Actually caught quite a few on leeches. Usually a jig and minnow is king. All in all a great night.

Hi trophyfish, what are you using to catch walleye?

First time at pigeon had a great experience, in 3 hrs me and my buddy caught 60 walleye. Had to go get my tags and will be going back forsure!!!

We went there last Friday and NO LUCK on shore fishing, lots of people and lots of boat circling around the lake

Great walleye fishing in 20 ft deep from provincial park.

Pigeon is very shallow for a long way out so does not have much for good shore fishing spots. That said you can catch walleye just about any where in that lake and I have certainly seen a number caught from shore.

Does anyone know some good spots for shore fishing in this lake? We are heading there tomorrow!

*Wanted* someon with a boat to take me and my dad out on pigeon lake. Will pay $30 or $50 if we can fill our three tags for walleye less then 43 cm. My dad is finally recovered from his knee operation and I really want to take him fishing. went out today shore fishing,to windy no luck. My names ian you can call or text me 7807101970

Prov park map is

Does anyone know where to find a map that shows the closed the closed area

Good Walleye spot! No big ones but lots of action!
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Does anybody know a good shore fishing spot ??

Went out Friday of May long. Put the boat in at Mulhurst bay. It was pretty rough so we just went to the north west tip of Argentina Beach and drifted back to the launch. caught the most at 12 feet with a jig and minnow.

Do the update and then you get the current regs

Went out on Saturday in front of the PP and caught 22 walleye in 2 hours. Windy and tough to stay anchored

How's the fishing?

Make sure that you are reading the 2016 regs Northernpike.

So I see in the regs there is a 0 limit for pike but on here it's 100cm they better fix this. Or I read it wrong but I am sure it's 0 limit now

Went out today caught 22 walleye an one jack in about 2 hours from 6-8pm great fishing

What's the fishing like at this lake?

Mulhurst boat launch is fine. No one had any issues this past weekend.

Have an 18 ft. boat. Where is the best launch i.e. depth, ramp conditions, parking on pigeon lake?

Is all the ice gone ...any boats on the lake Bought a boat and would like to go try it

where are you guys getting on now. __I got on at Crystal springs last Saturday but would not recommend it any more without hip waders/

2015/16 walleye tags has already expired on March 31. It is catch and release up to April 16.

Caught lots of wallys, ice fishin. 22fow
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Most were over 50 cm. got two over 56cm

rebel burt ... when you say big wallys .... how big is big cheers doyle

Fished by the island yesterday 23' FOW. filled my tags. Lots of big Wallys.

Ice is no longer drivable at Mulhurst .... 10 yards out the ice is 22 inches but the shore line has melted and you can't make it to the stronger ice without risking getting stuck . And when I say risk I mean you will get stuck . Provincial park side you can still get on as the launch is shaded a bit by the trees .

Ice is no longer drivable at Mulhurst .... 10 yards out the ice is 22 inches but the shore line has melted and you can't make it to the stronger ice without risking getting stuck . And when I say risk I mean you will get stuck . Provincial park side you can still get on as the launch is shaded a bit by the trees .

To add to yesterday - landed a monster walleye by provincial park at about 12 pm ! On a tip up being used to target pike . Had a split rig with two large trebles and a jumbo hearing on it and couldn't beleive me eyes to see giant walleye eyes staring at up at it got to the hole . 2 firsts - landed a pike and a wire worm and walleye on a jumbo hearing .

Fishing provincial park this am in about 12 -18 ft . Landed a 6 lb pike on a copper wire worm with nothing on it - wasn't jogging it either . So,that was a first landing a pike on 4 lb test with no metal leader . Extreamly slow . I think I'm the only one who's landed anything and it was an accident

Going out tomorrow with snow bear .They say the monsters are by the island .will be interesting .if there is 2 feet of ice that's tons .any one herd this story

PP launch was fine this evening. Its just a bit of a bump getting out, but not bad. Lots of trucks on the ice.__Thanks mountainman for the tip about the weeds north of PP. I finally found wally. 3 right around dusk. 2 of them were too big for my tags though. No bites before or after dusk.

Can anyone point me in the direction of the whites this year ? Last year at this time you could limit out at Mulhurst bay in 5 ft of water . I went out this morning and was the only person on the bay ! Wtf is going on . I fished sun up till about 9:30 and then left frustrated . I figure when it's a holiday and still no one is on the lake something is up with the lake . I've tried the 12-18 in Mulhurst bay as well still no luck . As long as I can remember the burbot come in to Mulhurst to spawn and the whites are right behind them eating the eggs . Apprently not this year - or they are late and considering the weather I thought the whites would be in the bay 2 weeks ago . Any help on finding them - please let me know - also what your catching them on (colour)

I still have b class to fill. I'm going on sat or Monday.. I would like to drive on at PP launch if it's still safe. I drove on last week over the ice heave but had no luck. Going to try one more time, does anyone know if it's still safe. I'll walk if need be

how are people catching the whites? how deep? Thanks in advance

2 feet of ice out on the provincial park Saturday night. Started a bit slow but then started slammin the wallys throughout the evening.

What is the fishing for whites like at Mulhurst Bay?

Drove my 1/2 ton on, on tues...

Hey Soiler, is the ice still drivable?

Sunday we filled our walleye tags between7 pm and8 pm - from55 -60 cm

Where are people catching the whites? Depth an what are you using for lures, help would be greatly appreciated

The whites have started to bite. They're still out in deeper water....

2 walleye & 1 burbot south of golden days

5 walleye & 1 burbot about 15 ft of water. South of Golden Days

Anybody catching any whites?

Search alberta fall walleye netting index. This report will show you how the population of each fish species is doing in your lake. Walleye are native to most lakes in alberta including this one bUT we're fished out most lakes including this one. This made good perch lakes as no walleye to eat perch. Now the lakes need to get readjusted to walleye. Pike limits are good as everyone keeps pike which are easy to catch since they can't keep walleye. Alberta lakes are s% (t because too many people keep too many fish. No respect for the fisheries

@truck guy off provincial park go left following the shore you can't miss it. There is a part of the lake that is closed off for ever so don't go to far. I was before the houses closer to the dams

@mountainman Where are the weeds. I have been in 4fow last Monday and was at the mouth by the coutages. The walleye always go there to spawn. I just think it's a couple weeks early still. Once the ice starts melting they will head to there spawning area.

It's the Walleye that are eating everything in sight and throwing the whole lake out of balance. There were plenty of perch in Pigeon (for decades) when there was just pike, whitefish and Burbot. As soon as the walleye were introduced and allowed to run rampant all other species declined.

With the rise in walleye population, white fish is difficult to find. I understand they are trying to promote walleye fishing here. However, a balanced population is vital to the future recreation fishing of this lake. When it run out of white and perch, there is nothing to eat.

Biologist are wrong. I caught 6 walleye all over 50. Tagged 2. Caught 10 pike. This lake should be 3 over 50 without tags. For walleye and 2 pike between 50 to 70 cm. If that was the case I could of kept 1 out of 10. How do they even test the lake???????????

@ truck guy fish in 3-5 fow along weeds.

I have to agree with ATVGuy. I also have caught a lot of pike this year. Lost plenty of hooks to them as well. The reason my be that commercial fishing has been stopped for the third year. With all the pike and walleye in this lake, there will never be a healthy perch fishery here. I`m sure that our so called biologist`s don`t even own a fishing rod.

I'm surprised by the reaction regarding pike population. My experience has not been a lack of pike in Pigeon lake. Rather the opposite. I see more pike in Pigeon than anything else. And I haven't seen a single perch in 6 years! Coincidence? I still don't understand - why protect all those monster pike when they eat everything in sight?

Have fished pigeon the past 3 Monday's in a row. Well over 24 inches of ice still. But can't seam to find the walleye to fill my tags. Started out from provincial park boat launch. 16fow. And have went west from there. Can't even see any on camera. 8 hrs each day. And nothing.

I read their report about pike population in pigeon lake and it seems still declining despite their restrictive catch limits. I guess the increasing number of walleyes don't let small pikes to grow. I personally think they should ease their restriction on catching walleyes, and pike population will have a better chance to rebound.

Thank god they finally got around to protecting the pike in that lake. This used to be a very good mixed species lake before it was managed solely for walleye. It would be nice to also see the perch come back as well. Oggie I agree Fisheries has wrecked this lake by their mono species walleye management. But at least we can see they are now trying to restore the natural balance.

Zaner you might try "Battery World" for your 12 V camera battery.

Google My wild Alberta .com Click on My Wild Alberta fishing. The biologist`s have wrecked this lake completely.

0 limit on pike? Why!? You can catch pike in any slough in Alberta, so I don't see a reason to protect them so aggressively. My understanding is pike are used to keep the perch at bay. Well, I don't see a problem with too many perch in Pigeon Lake. If there is any logic behind this decision, would it be too much to ask for a write-up in the fishing guide?

New regs for Pigeon Lake state that there is a zero limit for pike as of April 1 2016. That limit will also be for 2017. For 2017 fishing will be closed from April 1- May 14 2017 At Pigeon Lake. Personally I think that these biologist's have their head in their ass.__

Well said Soiler. I picked up a few empty beer cans.

Could not agree more with u soller

To the A@$hats that keep leaving their Timmy's garbage on the ice off Sandholm point...... Clean up after yourselves!!! I've cleaned up your cups,newspapers & sandwich wrappers the last few weekends! If you can't be bothered to clean up your garbage & take it with you!!! Stay the F$@k home!!!!!

Anyone know where I can get a 12v battery for my camera? Out on the lake and the battery died. On the whites

Great day off of provincial park. Many walleye out. Kept my 2 over 50. 8 hammer handles . Great day. Fishing in 4fow

Ice Report: 28 in

Fished PP last night from 330-630pm. Fishing was slow with only one walleye between 3 of us. Tried 4-15' FOW. Lots of ice almost needed an extension

Saw 7 whites this morning 16fow. Anyone know if it's safe to drive to the middle of the lake? F150

Was in deeper water when we saw the big walleye then moved in to 8 fow caught one eye.

Addictedtofishing: Try deeper water. I've had a lot of success this year at Pigeon in 12-19 FOW.

Not seeing to much on the other side of the lake either. Seen one big walleye today but wouldn't take the bait

Just out fishing on pigion as I type this - been out for 2 hours and haven't seen a fish - I'm fishing straight out from the boatlaunch at Mulhurst bay in about 6 ft of water,trying minnows on jig head for walleye and wireworms with maggots for whites .... I'm taking a friend fishing tomorrow who has never caught a fish through the ice ... Can anyone point me to where I can land any fish on pigion ? I know the lake fairly well . But summer spots are not the same as winter spots and I've fished pigion 3 times in the winter and never once have had a bite .

Caught one walleye in about 6 hours around 5 pm... Good luck

How is the fishing over at the provincial park ? Is the ice thick enough to drive on still

Managed to catch a few whites this week but haven't seen any burbs yet this year..... Had a few jacks that had to check & be sure if my camera was edible tho.... Moved it around for 15 min... Lol

Seen a couple burbot, but they weren't interested in my jig head and minnows. Caught 2 30" jack in about a 6 hour period. Seen a couple eyes but they didn't seem interested either. Still some tough fishing for me anyway. Good luck!

Are the burbot biting n if so where heading out to your area on Saturday. Any help greatly appreciated

Yes Piclicker we drove on. Usually do when the ice is over 12"

Going tommorow will post

Conner wasn't out with me,that's a fish tale,we stopped at coal lake,15 perch in 1/2 hr nice ones,first holes dug,can't figure this out,Conner is cool

Another hard day today,fished 8- 25 ' saw some no takers,I got mad then said we are leaving,my two partners said fine,lets go drink beers and watch Conner Mcdavid play hockey,as he was one of my partners ,good luck everyone Conner is my new BFF

Was out Feb. 26. Ice is between 24-26 inches. Lots of trucks on the ice. Filled my tags with 59 and 62cm eyes. Lots of good pike fishing as well Fished in 20 ft of water. Great day out there.

Ice is about 14-16 inches

I've gone about 7-8 times and have pulled in 2 walleyes..I suggest going to wizard always catch fish there lol

Clave did you boys drive on

Flipflop you need to move around. If your not seeing fish then move. I friend and I caught 30 last weekend in one day. Not supper fast action but I am certainly not complaining for deep winter ice fishing. The ice was 19 inches solid black with 3-4 inches of white on top where we were.

26" over the past weekend at the Provincial Park Terrible fishing...one 2 lb Pike over two days between 5 guys

Anyone know what the ice is like ? How thick is it

I stand corrected Clave

kelster why would you not eat the fish from Pigeon in the winter? First there is no toxin's in the flesh even in the summer and right now the water is crystal clear.

I've been fishing in 23-26 FOW.... Of course they humbled me the next day..... Seeing 12-15 each morning but not taking anything I put in front of em..... Picky buggers! Lol

How deep and what side of lake for those big whites? Been on them at gull pretty consistently, looking to smash some monsters at pigeon...

Do you eat the fish from that algea ridden lake ??

Finally landed 1 of those hog whitefish & hopefully broke the years long jinx. Hooked & lost a few but finally landed 1! Deep water boys & girls!

I meant lac la biche

Finding alot of eggs in the big pike at this lake an some others in the niche area. Is it early spawn do to the freakish weather or is it always like this every year

Fishing has been excellent for me. Caught many fish from 50-64cm in the last week-10 days. 22 FOW.

Fishing has been tough this weekend. Just caught a small walleye and that's about it. 1 other bite. Seeing a few fish on camera but they are very picky. Good luck!

So fishing gents how goes the fishing for yous this wkd?? Myself and wife were out today and didnt catch a thing and only two bits. Went for a ride on sled and talk to a bunch of ppl on east side of silver beach point and nothing there neither. Hope tomorrow is better

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Depending on how you are going out on the ice if you are using a truck or vehicle you need to use the boat launch at mulhust across from the restaurant if you are going by you UTV or skidoo you can go through by the park

Richard silver beach, I fish that point all summer but rarely get out for ice fishing. That's where I want to go but what's best access to there? Do I need to drive from mulhurst? Access from silver beach park? Or can I access near burnt burch? Thanks

Did you mark a hot spot at the 13 ft area big trout ?

WAS out on sun found nice mid lake hump topped out at 13 ft caught about 20 walleye most were over 55cm cheers

Thank summit I live on siler beach and fish that point at the end but not to much hitting there the past couple weekends. Happy fishing bro

Cool guys I have fished that lake since I was a kid but always on the ma me o and Grandview side I will let you know how it goes on family weekend

We were still south east of silver beach. But that point there is a good starting point. Had good luck there in the past.

Near Silver Beach summit?

South east of Mulhurst. Should find walleye all through there. Jig head and a minnow.

HI summit I have fished all winter on pigeon bouncing all over the place where are all the walleye need to fill my tags.

I didn't mean poplar bay. I meant silver beach!!!

Head east Richard. Sand flats 6 feet of water.

Hay summit where about were you fishing?? I live on mulhurst bay side and haven't seen to much over here

Hey fellow anglers. A few of us are coming out and wanting to fish the point at the edge of poplar bay and the bay near the camps. What's the best way to get on there???

Crushed the walleye today. 2 of us had 26 on the ice and seen at least that many again. Majority over 52cm, 7- over 55cm. Fished from 2-6pm

Ice has not changed except for the surface, bring your ice cleats. They are a must.

hows the ice.. been warm latley.. is the ice fishing season over or is it still safe

Anyone caught whitefish here before?

Anyone ever caught whitefish at this lake?

At .07. Hi I am planning a trip out to pigeon this weekened and read your post, sounds good . I am not very familiar with that side of lake and am wondering if you can maybe let me know where you are acessing the lake on that side. Thanks in advance.

Thanks .07 i;m gonna head back to try and fill my tags some time soon and hopefully it works i would hate to see them got to waste have a good one and thanks again!!

Caught a 53 and a 54 today. Lost a nice one at the hole...very frustrating. Slow day though. Use all your tricks to make them strike! They are there, just need to entice them to bite.

I think it's just the mid-winter lull. Jan. is always tough on this lake... Was out yesterday & got a couple 'Eyes & Jack in a few hours... Had to bounce around a bunch to find em tho....

4 guys fished for 3 hours at Sundance Beach today. 10-12 feet of water. One walleye hooked and four others seen but were not interested. Very Slow. Seems like the bad algae bloom last summer and fall may have depleted the oxygen making the fish very lethargic and not willing to bite. Been the same story all winter in an area which used to product good numbers

Always make sure you read your rags. Pigeon Lake & tributaries (excluding Tide Creek) & outlet – Walleye limit 0 – except the holder of a Special Fish Harvest Licence and tags may retain walleye of a size, number and at the times specified on the licence; Pike limit 1 over 100 cm; Perch limit 5 over 25 cm; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 1 (Burbot limit 0 - Feb. 1 to Mar. 31) 8 the portion of lake west of a line drawn from the northwesternmost tip of the point in 13-12-47-2-W5 due north to the point where the line intersects the shoreline of the lake in 13-47-2-W5, locally known as Zeiner Park and including TIDE CREEK. l CLOSED all year. 8 the outlet, the portion located in 1,2,11-46-28-W4 lCLOSED Apr. 1 to May 14 and Open – May 15 to Mar. 31. 8 the remainder of the lake lOpen Apr. 1 to Apr. 16; May 15 to Mar. 31. lApr. 17 to May 14 – CLOSED

You don't have to go where everyone else is on a lake to catch fish. Pike are everyone all the time. Walleye like structure and its easy to predict what depth they will be at with a little research off the web given the time of year. This lake has a lot of fishing pressure but the walleye seem to be in abundance and of great size. If your coming from Edmonton and looking to catch and release walleye only but have fun doing it this is the lake for you. Try the north west side of the lake just south of the creek beside the large houses that have there own marina back from the lake, you'll see what I mean on google maps. Early july in about 10' - 12' of water. Had great success there but everyone clumps infront of the PP instead. Hope this helps folks. Keep your rod tips up and tip ups down! :)

I've been hitting the mid-lake humps, trying to find any decent drop offs or structure. Lots of walleye & the odd little Jack.... Depending on the time of day.....

Soiled where were you fishing, what side ? I was out in Mulhurst and only had A few bites, but lost them

Nice! That's a few good sized Wally's!! I'm headed out in the am... Still trying to find the whites....

Caught 3 nice walleye yesterday. 52, 55 and 63 cm. Only 3 walleye caught all day.Was slow.

Slayer76 I was out yesterday and only caught one jack. Was out for three hours in 12 FOW a few hundred yards off Grandview. Caught the jack on a rattlin' Rapala

Spent 8 hrs on this lake and didn't see a fish. Fished in 4 or 5 different spots on all side of the lake any suggestions would help

I'm out in 18-20 ft SW of the PP...

Hey soiler where are you finding the eyes? We're out at pp about 15' depth and haven't seen one fish in about 2 hours

No problems finding the 'Eyes this am.... Just can't seem to find the whites yet....

Ice Report: 22 in

Near mulhurst , fished from 9am to 3pm , tried different spots , saw zero fish . Was hoping to use my 3 walleye tags for this lake ....

wow..ice fishing here at Pigeon (pp) is really awful...saw only 1 white fish and 1 walleye all day..by far one of my worst ice fishing trips ..i wont be going back here any time soon..

Been fishing since 9 am seen 3 whites and 6 eyes no bites.

I caught 4 pike and saw 2 walleyes near the provincial park. I was only 40 or so yards of off shore this past Sunday.

Any luck at park side ? We haven't seen one here

Got two pike 4 and a five using anchovies one hog that just stared at the bait one walley lost. Just south of park in 15 ft of water.

whats the method to catch burbot

Caught the pike on tip ups with herring and caught the eyes on a jig with minnow

We tried near the White shacks but moved east tirades the point where we catch them in June. Used jawjacker with minnows tried jigs with minnows, rapala minnow, deer hair jigs. They usually work..... Any suggestions?

What kind of tackle are you using Tjp and outdoornut????

Out on the lake near mall Hurst Silver Beach Road been out for 3 hours no bites no sight of any fish. tip where are you fishing at in one of the white hots outside the boat launch

Very slow day near mulhurst. Tried all the usual spots only 2 bites in 4 hours! Will try pp side next time.

Fished off the point at the provincial park in 18 to 28ft, caught 2 pike, 77 & 82cm, 3 walleye and a burbot in 4 hrs, not to bad of a day

Was out there on Jan 8th, about 100 yards out from the provincial park boat launch.. caught a 2lb walleye... other than that was pretty slow.

Fished from 11am-4pm at provincial park straight out from the beach in 12ft of water. Saw 3 pike, 1 walleye, and 1 burbot, but no bites. Tried everything in the box along with worms and smelts, but couldn't get the fish to take it.

ice fished not far off from the provincial boat launch...windy as hell ..saw 2 walleyes but got nothing ..very slow fishing

Fished from 9:00 til tent blew away lol win day day never seen a thing

Ice Report: 21 in
200 meters from provincial park boat launch

Sitting at PP and haven't seen a fish either

Currently sitting out at Grandview and haven't even seen a fish yet... Anyone have a suggestion for a better place on pigeon lake?

out on lake at pigeon today hooked 4 pike and saw 1 white

Was out at Mulhurst Bay on January 03,2016. Lots of guys driving out. Only about 11 inches of ice with lots of cracking. Very slow day. Did not see one fish of any kind on camera in 8'-13'. Not one bite. Fished from 11:00 AM till dark.

Lake would be good to drive on with a smaller truck. Ice is 17 inches thick at pp. not seeing much today

are ppl driving on the lake? is it safe to do so??

Was out at pp yesterday. Lots light bites 3 feet from bottom. Whites??? Finally. Around 6 my body caught a 54 cm walleye. He tagged it. One walleye feast or two a year is great tks for the whitefish tips

Hey Brad wire hook maggot an red bead or trout egg worked for me

Was out yesterday at Mulhurst strait out from boat launch, in 4 hours had 2 bites and saw one walleye, ice is about 14" thick, was using A spoon with minnow

Ice Report: 14 in
The ice is about 14" thick but cracks lots when people drive on it

At PP today. Lots of good ice, vehicles all over. No fish despite number of fisherman, only saw one come out a hole.

Grandview 18 inches. Some holes clear ice some half snow ice half clear ice. 4 walleye 3 pike my neighbor got a burbot.

Started at grandview and working west towards PP.. Couple jack and one burbot on camera over about 20 holes so far... More interested in camera then the jigs..

Ice Report: 17 in
Took the truck out at Grandview, drilled a couple hundred yards off shore.

Headed out there sat and Sunday for first time. Plan on doing the evening walleye bite. But also want to try my hand at whites. Never fished whites ever. Any suggestions. Also willing to hunt the perch. Any info appreciated.

Thanks for the update nn I will be heading out in 3 week's. To those who leave their trash in the lake, please stop. There are garbage cans at shore use them! I hope you reported this to fish and game

18 inches provincial park fair amount of walleye. To those of you that think it's ok to sink your empty beer cans to the bottom along with red solo cups . They show up real nice in a camera are lakes suffer enough with out the extra trash. Take you crap off the ice when you leave no real sportsman would ever do leave garbage on the lake or in the lake .. Show some class

18 inches ice at Grandview large ice ridge along shore couldn't drive out no way around ridge. Fair amount of walleye on camera 10 to 12 feet water. clear and good visibility. Caught 3 about 24 inches long back in like they are suppose to go . Great day had a blast with family.

is there any fishing derbys in alberta

On Dec 21 ice was 12 inches at provincial park. If it's clear ice that's good enough for half tons. Your life your truck. You're call. I was driving my titan on ghost lake on December 23 only 11 inches of ice clear and loud firm cracking

Are people driving on at provincial park

1 pike over 100 cm 10 white fish if you can catch them. There are lot's usually suspended. Walleye 0 unless you have tags. Or Indian with a net permit. Commercial fishing is no longer in Alberta. But Indians and metis can harvest with net still. I've seen it in march 2015 and numbers are up. Burbot is 1 February March burbot is 0 Perch is 5 over 25 cm. I hope this helps. I wish people were more helpful on this site. A few are very helpful and I appreciate that. But alway look at you're regulations. Happy fishing on the hard water and good luck

@pikeguy17 just look at the regs. But I've caught pike. But you can't keep them unless they're over 100. Cm. I've only seen 1 burbot my buddy got last year. Tons of walleye but you must get tags. Go to a licencing place and see if there is any undersubscribed tags left. The white fish are there but go early morning and shallow. I've seen perch in 4fow or less but nothing of size. You're aloud 5 over 25 cm for perch. Go to provincial park. About 400 yard's out is the drop off. I fish there for walleye. If you're fishing just to catch and release target the walleyes

Hey guys I might be going to the lake for the first time in a few days. And good areas to check out? What are you catching out there?

Fished Provincial Park for 3 hours today in about 12-14' of water. Was pretty slow but caught 2 and had 3 bites. Was good to be out for the first time this year. And ever better not to get skunked.

12 inch of ice just off the boat launch at the provincial park. Caught nothing, could see right to the bottom, didn't see any movement .was at about 20 feet of water. The son had fun all that matters. Will be back

10" of ice at Mulhurst and some guys driving on(I didn't). Fishing very slow.....

hey is the ice good enough for a truck to drive on it yet?

There are literally accesses at almost every small village along the lake, Archangel. A lot people use the provincial park one on the south/southwest side of the lake.

Hello everyone, just wondering where to access the lake? I have never fished here and don't know the area well. Heading there Monday. Thanks for the help

Hey browning - shoot me an email, houston39@hotmail.com, might be going up there soon.

All the fish I saw were walleye, there were 5 that swam right by the cameras but we're not interested in anything that I had on my line!! Will be back in the lake in the new year! Hope to see you out there!

Bummer! Did you see any walleye?

Was out from provincial park in 20 ft of water saw about 7 fish all day not one out of the water. The fish were very slow moving and not interested in any of our presentations!

Good luck! Let us know how you make out

On the lake today. No fish yet but will for sure be getting some on the ice!!!

Ice Report: 10 in
10 inchs of ice all the way out to 250-300 meters . Good solid Ice

Good question -has anyone been out there lately?

What the ice thickness there?

Not very good, odd one and very picky. @wonderY

Hi pikestalker. How's the white fishing there?

Great action all year round at PP can't figure out why guys can't catch fish ? Landed 40 in a couple hours and the night bite is incredible . Anyone who wants to go just hit me up 👌 hopefully see u guys on the hard water

Ice is 2-3"s on average as of November 25th

Just wondering where to fish Pigeon for walleye during the ice fishing season, fished mulhurst in the summer and done well but is another area better for the ice season

Anyone fishe here in rhe fall. Early November?

Thanks. I ended up going yesterday and fished from the shore at the boat launch next to the PP. No fish on 4 rods in about 2 1/2 hours.

Algae is gone. Fished off PP, very slow.

Has anyone been there recently? How is the algea now?

Went out Sunday in a 12ft Aluminum. Thought we were goin under for sure. Huge swells. Hard to fish, just trying to hold on. Finally went a bit shallower. Buddy caught a big 10lb burbot. Both filled a tag then got the !@#$ out of there!

How's the lake today? Would like to go fishing but keep seeing the algae is bad, how bad is it?

Algae is thick.

How bad is the algae

Polar Bay has a decent boat launch it was the one i used. It was not windy though. I was told to use mullhurt bay if it was windy to launch.

At the park

Heading to Pigeon this weekend. Where is the best boat launch for a 20' trailered boat?

Fished August 25th with my best fishing buddy! (he is 7) We caught walleye solid for 6 hrs from 1pm - 7pm in the middle of the algae. We landed about 90 fish with countless others releasing themselves.

Ya this lake is crazy! In 4 hours I've caught 105 walleye.

Great day at pigeon. Between 3 of us 40 walleye landed in 3.5 hours. Friend for Sask. totally impressed with the lake.

Fished 10:00 am -12:00 pm off PP. Not a bite. Very few boats out.

Windy. Lake was really choppy. A bit difficult in a canoe for fishing. Saw a lot a people catching fish. Beautiful location.

The fish are only edible if you have tags to keep some

The boy and I are heading up tomorrow with the Canoe and the waders. Looking forward to a great Holiday Monday in the sun. Will update when we get back

Hi diablo, Google pigeon Lake and blue green algae. The government says the filets are okay to eat. Personally, I don't always trust what the government says. Anyway, if you wait a few months it will clear up in the fall. That is when I head out there.

Can anyone please tell me is the fish edible at pidgeon lake? I'm newcomer to Canada, and i'm surpised how many lakes are spoiled with mercury. I am planing to take my family to the pidgeon for a weekend, Camping etc, and would like to barbecue some fish if i catch anything, but, i've been reading all kinds of comments, one say it's ok to eat, other aying it's not. So please help me solve the puzzle.

Troll at 12'-13'just outside the buoys and catch 20 wallley in an hour. Good for newbies as long as someone experienced removes the hook t
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We filled our tags yesterday near mulhurst. Minnows and trolling jigs in 12-14' of water. Caught over 40 in a few hours. Lake is starting to green up and smell. Will be back to fill the rest when the water turns hard. Enjoy.

Fished on July 18 and between the 2 of us we caught over 100 walleye in 5 hours. A large percentage of those were over 50 cm/

If anyone knows I live in crystal springs and have a big cabin cruiser , if you can show me how to catch whites in the summer let me know

Anyone know how to get whites in the summer

Was there a few weeks ago....unable to boat as many as the other reviewers but in the short time at the provincial park launch at 8 feet depth boated dirty dozen wallies 7-8 in the class A size. A few on crankbaits but mostly on frozen minnows and floater rig setup. Camped at zeiner not knowing anything out there and everyone in the boat was landing walleyes no matter which way you flung your lure...towards shore or away. Not sure how it would be now as the other lakes with walleye are starting to slow down.

Had a great weekend in the water. Saturday, the boat caught over 60 eyes. Sunday another 60 eyes and a couple big jacks. Most of the eyes were over 52cm. They are getting bigger! Caught a couple 4lbers

This is an odd question. Where is the best burbot fishing? Best times are early morning or close to sunset, right?

The blue green algae was really bad on Thursday near sunset harbour. Over by mulhurst by Saturday, it was fine!

Hello all. Can anyone give me an update on the water conditions ? Any blue green algae this year?

gloveman, you will have your chances to put your walleyes where your mouth is LOL

Ya but apperently they banned nets this year (except aboriginal)

Interesting fact, 2014 was a record number of fish cought by netting.

The only thing worst than meat hunters are aboriginal net fisherman.... leave them in the lake for everyone to enjoy

MOney Grab,__You guys are nuts, the only reason there are fish there is the tag system. Freaking meat hunters!! Do you not understand that Alberta is not a population of 1 million any more. If all anglers take one fish it would be a desert out there. The only reason lakes within an hour of Edmonton have these fish are these regulations... what would you prefer, a night on the lake catching 60 fish and eating none, or a night on the lake with two fish and getting to eat it. I'd rather put them back and let'm grow, let the tag system work to thin out the herd and wait for the trophies.

Your reasoning is partially correct Mr. Hansen.... but one of the biggest reasons you only caught a handful is because you didn't have the Captain with you!

Yes we were out on Sunday the 28th, and all the spots that usually produce 80 to 100 fish, we caught only 6 fish?! My quess with the north wind, moving all things living to the south part of the lake and full moon coming, numbers were down? One thing is for sure they didn't jump out of the lake and went on holidays!! lol

Anybody else experiencing slow fishing off the provincial park?

Just the standard Alberta gross algae bloom. It's gross but shouldn't hurt you

Is there any of the blue green algae? Want to be able to swim as well as fish

Right off the pier walleye like crazy

Camping at the provincial park. How are they biting? Depth?

Fished last week. Launched at mulhurst didn't have to head out too far before we hit the walleye. 80 fish in a couple hours all between 45-55cm had two tags for over 50 cm sure tasted not bad over the fire. Not sure why they don't allow 1 per person. Also spotted the biggest whitefish I have ever seen floating on top of the water with the gulls at him.

Didn't print my first comments. Every thing we do today is a money grab. I got a draw for pigeon lake this year. Each of two fish that I keep costs me $7.50. What a joke. Wecaught some disfigured fish this year. Their could a disease in the fish already because of the amount of fish in the lake. The biologist's seem to think that they know best on harvesting the fish. Instead of giving an angler a fish or two to eat they would sooner leave go bad. They screwed up the white fish already. It's all a money grab.

Rhino

Fishing was great today....why you can't keep any fish here is beyond me....caught 50 to 60 walleye this morning and was off the lake by 11:30 ???

Water was quite clear at the PP yesterday. Could see the eyes coming up under the boat. Fishing is great for young children who have a good muscles. They fight very hard. My grand daughters had a ball. Very cool was their explanation.

Water has been dirty and murky for the past few days.

Caught over 100 Walleye in 4 hours on West side between 4 of us. Minnows and scented baits worked best

Fished with a Buddy on June7-caught 70 Walleye-a good day!

Minnows was the answer. My daughter about 40 to 50 pickerel on Saturday. Right at shore beside the boat launch. It was a great day. Use a pickerel rig with minnows.

Has anyone been fishing from shore at the provincial campground? Have they been biting? What are they going after?

Fished here the morning of 5/22/15 for Walleye. Slower than normal. 20 fish caught over a couple hours amongst 2 people. 43cm-53cm in size.

Would love to catch a burbot. Where's the best place?

Do yourself a favour and go shore fishing for rainbow (keep 5 per person no size issues) at Carson Pegasis. Near white court. Use marshmallows or worms. Buy bait at the store. It's set up for shore fishing with a huge wooden dock. Even better. Rent s small boat and troll a willow leaf and small spinner. Bang bang bamg%uD83D%uDE0A

What's the story with this lake Any shore fishing?

Hey guys. Anyone have any luck this weekend? I would like to hear if the bite is on!

Is all the ice off Pigeon Lake?

Pigeon is open till april 16th, closed now till may long weekend i believe.

Isn't it illegal to fish after mar 31st in this lake.? From what I see the season runs from May 15- mar 31st

Jayjoe yes you can use boat but very choppy. But snowing out on pigeon lake. But if your a died heart like me !! You can handle it to fish.

Any off you fisher people know if boats can be used yet?

Nop boats yet jayjoe, been ice fishing all week and ice is still 18 inches starting to rot, shoreline is starting to get bad on the north side where i go, few more weeks im thinking.

Can I use my boat yet? Is there enough ice gone

how's it going so will fisherman oh ice fishing on the north east corner of pigeon lake at the end a silver beach enjoying the date caught 6 walleye in 4 hours all over 27how's it going so will fisherman oh ice fishing on the north east corner of pigeon lake at the end a silver beach enjoying the date caught 6 walleye in 4 hours all over 35 centimeters. Nice day on the lake

I was out fishing today on Pigeon Lake had my UTV out on the ice roughly 20 inches of ice on the East side. only caught one walleye 23 to 26 centimeters and one bite in 6 hours

koobie: thnx or practising catch and release. wish more people would do it

Pigeon is still open till the 16th at midnight.

Pigeon is open until April 16th

Richard... I hope you are joking... Fishing season is over March 31st

Just wondering how the ice is on pigeon lake this wkd?? Was think of heading out on utv. Safe or not

Thanks for the info!

Great weekend fishing. I'm not attempting to go to the lake for the April 1-15 . A guy fell in through the ice yesterday. He's ok. Stay off pressure cracks that's how he broke through.

@houston1 that The gate to the campground is closed. But provincial park is open You can walk on with caution and kick out holes. There is no open water. But the ice is starting to get chunky as you drill. So if you mean casting from shore than I would say no. BTW I got skunked today. But there is always tomorrow

@houston1 that The gate to the campground is closed. But provincial park is open You can walk on with caution and kick out holes. There is no open water. But the ice is starting to get chunky as you drill. So if you mean casting from shore than I would say no. BTW I got skunked today. But there is always tomorrow

@houston1 that The gate to the campground is closed. But provincial park is open You can walk on with caution and kick out holes. There is no open water. But the ice is starting to get chunky as you drill. So if you mean casting from shore than I would say no. BTW I got skunked today. But there is always tomorrow

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On the lake right now. Quad helped ice is good for sleds and quads. The approach has a tiny pressure ridge. Use caution. For fishing I will update latter. I'm at the provincial park. About approaches dozen people out her March 28

Was on the ice till 930 last night. You can walk on from provincial boatlaunch but bring waterproof boots as there is an inch or so surface melt. About 500m to NE you will see holes around the drop off area. No hits till 5pm, then 4 pike in 30 min, all around 70 -80 cm.all back to live another day! 1 over 50 cm walleye around 7pm released, 2 more pike in the 70cm range, then 745 till 9 pm managed to fill my 43-50cm tags. Wisibility about 12ft down. The highlight, 930pm, 4 ft water hooked into a 68 cm wallie figured bout 6-8lbs on tip up.sent her back to spawn. If weather stays like this, getting on and off over the pressure ridge by the boat launch may be tricky. Good way to end my 2014 season!

Is the gate open to the provincial Park? Can you fish from shore ?

I'm fishing tomorrow March 28 and Sunday. Hopefully by the provincial park. So if there's any questions about the condition ask me I will answer.

Thanks for the heads up. Yes it will be me and 2 buddies. 1 quad. Hopefully I will land some perch or whites in 2-3 fow. Any tips for them? Has anyone been getting on by the beach?

I wouldn't risk it with a truck. The ice jam is too deep for a truck. I winched myself out. Especially if it warms up. Bring a skidoo or quad and bring a buddy with you to help you if you get stuck. Good luck!

Hi tjp Just wondering if a truck would make it on at the provincial park. I'm heading out Saturday. I would appreciate your feedback. I will still walk on but would like your thoughts on the boat launch conditions please

Got my tags filled out yesterday! Good day out front of the provincial park boat launch in 20' of water. Jaw jacker caught a few jack and a nice pickerel and the rapala airplane jig w minnow head caught the other keeper. Watch out for the ice jam in front of boat launch...made for an interesting quad ride back to parking lot!

Is there open water along shore? Can one still access by foot?

Went to grandview for a few hours to try my old spot for whites but saw nothing, not if the white population is down or if they are in another area of the Lake now.

High pressure ridge at provincial park.Getting on is a little iffy. Water is building up. Went on at Grandview today. Pressure ridge is about 3 feet high. Water is starting to gather as well.Seen some trucks across the lake towards Mulhurst, so they are getting on there. The eyes and jacks were biting for about an hour from 11:00 to 12:00 Then they just turned off. Was fun while it lasted.

has anyone been on the ice, hows it doing with all the warm weather?

Thanks Jimmy wilson

Provincial park on the south side or mulhurst bay on the north both have great access

Sorry new to this site. Where is the best access.

Filled my tags no problem. Had to move a few times to find them/correct size. Could drive anywhere. Ice was very good all over.

Any luck catch walleye? Still got tags I need to fill!!! Ahhh

Was out on Sat. Much easier getting around on the west side of the lake... A lot more snow & surface water on the east sides.

Thanks Bearhunter! I will try that out!

Was out yesterday with the 1/2 ton. The warm weather softened up the drifts but could still get around. Some water on the ice now but sat's colder weather should stiffen it all up again.

Hey Mike julian--go to north end of lake in 9-11 ft of water and you will fill your tags in short order. Lots biting. North west of Mulhurst

As of Monday afternoon a half ton 4X4 was fine. I don't think a 2 wheel drive would be able to go every where but in the normal "ice road" even that would have been fine. The problem was the sun/ice crust that had formed on the top of the snow took some pushing to get through. Other than that you could go any where except up creeks etc. Not sure if much has changed since Monday though. Good luck to you

You can access at the Provincial Park.

Is there good access around the lake with a 1/2 ton? Any water on the lake or drifts that will keep you limited to the trails? I was wondering if I need to take my quad along.

I was there on Monday and it was great ice. 20 to 24 inches. As long as you do not drive up a creek etc. you should be fine

How will all of this warm weather affect the ice?? Will it still be safe for a 1/2 ton?

out at the prov park 8:30 til dark on the 14th and got a pike, missed one, but didn't see a single walleye, whitie or perch on the fish cam all day

Does anyone know anything about that Bloomfield Lake SW of Battle

If you're looking to fill your walleye tags, the evening bite has been pretty good lately. Find a spot with some structure nearby & you should be good to go....

Anyone know if any whites are biting out by mulhurst?

I spent the day on Thursday fishing the drop off in front of the Provincial Park. Early in the day I pulled a nice jack out and then nothing for the next 4 hours! I have been struggling to fill my Walleye tags, has anyone else had success? After my third unsuccessful trip I am ready to give up!

I see a lot of shacks all of a sudden in front of Grandview beach? Anyone know how they have been doing?

Thanks for the help captain jack very much appreciated

As the walleye and pike population rises, the white fish and perch is hard to find. The tag program for walleye and no keeper for less than 1 metre pike will illiminate white fish and perch here. As the food chain broken, eventually, walleye and pike will run out of food and end up eating themself.

Anyone seeing any whites at Pigeon, if so where and what depth

Comment: I love ice fishing and I live on Pigeon Lake. Please, please don't put poles or logs down holes to mark fishing spots and don't leave anything behind on the ice! We already had one death on the lake we don't need another one because someone on a snow sled run into something you left behind! Thanks

Drive in off of the Prov Park. Drill hole at the drop off where it goes to 18 ft. (Or where the other trucks are) 😃 Use Minnows on a small jig head. Tie direct to line. You can also use a hook and just a minnow. Let it hit the bottom and small wiggle. You'll catch mostly walleye and The odd pike.

Hi I have never been to this lake before and I was wondering where is the best place to get on I have a couple of walleye tags that need to be filled and I was also wondering is there a good perch bite?

No more commercial fishing in Pigeon Lake. Hope the whlte fish population will improve.

Usually straight out from the consesion at pro. Park has good fishing but heard it hasn't been good there so I don't know

Does anyone know a good spot to fill our walleye tags? Would like to try the lake one day this week. Any input would be appreciated, thanks!

5 wally 4 pike so far 10 -20 ft zone
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Ice Report: 20 in
Drove right across the lake from sundance beach to the provincial park in a Ford F150.

Crystal springs is on the SW side of the last..... We went out yesterday, did well on tip ups for 'eyes & jacks but weren't able to hook up on the few whites we saw. The few we did have hits from were the most interested in red wire worms....

jerry372... haven't fished pigeon this year ,i was hoping also to get some feed back to the whitefish population. in the past i've fished at mulhurst bay and heard that crystal springs is a good place tho i have not fished there, i believe it is the NE corner of the lake,maybe someone can confirm that.Good luck and let us know how you make out....

Coming out from Edmonton, and have no idea which part of the lake to go to catch some whites. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance for any info.

Well then where do u catch them and with what hook? I've never caught whites or burbs.

I grew up fishing this lake. The only thing I can't seem to find anymore are the perch. The Burb's seem to still do well as well as the whites. The whites have just changed what they do I think. With all the walleye now, they've had to change their feeding habits, just what I believe..... Not saying I have lots of luck with catching em but I do seem em down the hole still.

January 27/15 sat here all morning and afternoon. Not even a fricken Minnow showed up. Tried a few areas around mulhurst bay. This lake is brutal for ice fishing. Been here twice this month caught two like last round.

The only thing I've ever caught out of here is a 30" pike and loads of walleye. Never even heard of anything else in this lake.

After many questions about whitefish ...everybody either can't read or just not saying they haven't seen any .IFISH is a great place to get some info, not like the whole AB fisherman are going to show up.How about bourbot anyone caught any? just askin.....

Made it on at Johnsonia... Pretty narrow & rough but can make it on with a 1/2 ton..... Ice is a little over 20"

Ice Report: 18 in
Mulhurst. Driveable. Have my F150 out.

Slow slow day. Anybody havein any luck.

Not sure but we go straight off from the beach and concession and caught 10. About 25 feet. Wish we had tags :(

Thx cool cat. How far out from the launch? Left or right? Talked to some buddies they said straight out about 75 yards. Any info?

Ya perch pirate that's ur safest bet. Go to the drop off usually they'll be there.

Any info on the walleye?? Want to head out on Saturday and fill my tags. Been at slave all winter pulling them in. Looking forward to an hour drive not 3. Any help would be nice. Only fished there in the summer a couple years ago. Heard the provincial park may be a good start?? Thoughts?

Would really like to go ice fishing on Pigeon Lake. Looking for Jacks._Also would like to know if safe to drive out on the ice......don't have a sled or quad to take. Thanks! Vicky

Fin Finder...walleye are on a draw system. This means that you have to apply for a "tag" to catch this species in most of the lakes in Alberta. If you've been keeping them in Pigeon Lake without a tag...tsk tsk tsk.

What do you mean by filling tags???

Anyone out there catching whites or keepers on jack and where abouts.fished mulhurst bay and not much action in about 12 feet

Hows the snow coverage? Can we get a car on at the Prov Park?

Had a wonderful afternoon at the provincial park this afternoon in about 20 ft of water caught 8 nice walleye 3 tags filled with 49cm and caught and released 5 at 53 to 55 cm! Lost 3 on the way up . Was a great day of fishing . Biteing on minnows ...

Filled my tags between 7 and 8 pm off provincial park.

Anyone having any luck for whitefish? If so what part of the lake?

In about 12' just off mulhurst didn't see a lot during the day but got three large walleyes around 7pm.

Ice Report: 17 in
350 meters from provincial boat launch. 16FOW no fish on camera and no bites slow day 1030 to 400

I was out on Monday , I wouldn't take car out there, lots of snow on the ice unless wind blew it all to one side now!?!

What about geting a car on here this weekend?

anyone see any white fish??

Fished from Friday to Sunday. Started out with just over 16 inches of ice. Left Sunday it's 18 inches thick. I got my 2 over 50 cm tags filled. One 59 cm and one 56 cm. My friend got a nice bur bot 7 and a half pounds. Caught lot's released lots obviously. It was FUN!

Ice Report: 18 in
500 meters from provincial park

Slow about 800m off provincial park, 1 bite, decent jack.. Blaming wife, she let line break! Ha

Does anyone have the coordinates to the island?

Anyone know if the trail out to the island is packed down yet?

How's the water clarity?

Ice Report: 18 in
South side of lake

Ice Report: 12 in
Golden days johnsonia area

At the prov park mountainman, sorry just seen your question now. We might try again tomorrow

Fished yesterday afternoon for two hours, north of Mulhurst. Ice approx 10' thick with only one truck on lake. 2 pike and 4 walleye landed with a few others lost. Filled my Class B tags

There are out houses at the provincial camp ground near the boat launch. Should be open and available for use.

Not sure. But just shovel it up and pack it out if you go on shore or on the ice. There is garbage cans. Or just drive to a gas station. Hold it in. Lol. Good luck and have fun fishing

Any outhouses or toilets at pigeon?

Ice Report: 12 in
North side of lake by mulhurst bay

Thanks jeep where were you. I'm going to the provincial park on Friday.

Lots of ice. Fished from 9:00 AM until 16:30, moved twice, first spot was a bust and second spot had some monster jack around but nothing biting

Ice Report: 16 in

How is the fishing at Provincial Park?

Heading out Friday January 2-4 how's the white fish fishing. Any tips on perch. Walleye fishing is easy. Even when it says slow. Feedback will be awesome. I will leave as much feedback as I can when I'm out. Thanks

Ice Report: 13 in
Prov. park, boat launch, no sign of bites.

The ice is about 12 inches thick off the Provincial Park.

If you go on AOF lots of people talk about driving on the ice at Pigeon for 3 weeks now! Apparently the ice is 17"

Good day! Any white fish in the lake lake any more?? Can you drive on the ice yet?? Thanks for the help

Anybody driving vehicle on ice yet?

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ne1 catch ne white fish??? where r they???

Lots of walleye around. 22' we got about 20 of them. Green smelt or natural on a single hook 2" - 2' off the bottom. Go with a few people so you can set up over a range of depths to find them. Good luck!

Oh ice was great. 11-13" everywhere.

Fished all day yesterday at the PP. It would have had to pick up a fair amount to be slow. Not sure where all the walleye go that infest that place in open water but they ain't there now.

Fished pigeon all weekend. Got 3 pike, and about 20 walleye. Walleye were hitting mostly at night or just before dark. Pike mostly on the drop off 5-10ft, walleye out at 22' Fished out from the provincial park. Ice is safe, Cracking all day and night, if your going out farther than about 200 yards do some spot checks.. We set up the hut on 8" of ice but 20 feet further out we found a spot only 2" thick. All in all a good weekend out! Medium smelts just off the bottom, natural or green worked best.

seen lots of pike and a walleye... loud thunderous cracking ice..

How's the fishing on the park side this winter ? Been hoping to fill my last tag maybe this week :) . I know if anyone's been getting anything ? Any feedback would be great , thanks and Marry Xmas all !

Good like on finding any decent perch. I've fished it for several years now and only have only found wee ones. Whites, not that commercial fishing is dead, hooray! They should start to make a comeback. Maybe a couple years yet though. I'll try it out next week and report back.

Ice Report: 9 in
was by prov. park good clear ice

Walleye are easy to catch but i also would like some tips for ice fishing for perch and whites please.

Hey people there's life beyond walleye's! Does anyone have any word on the whites in the lake, or anyone seen or cought any this fall. Thanks.

Ice Report: 9 in

Is it as crazy out there in the winter as it is in the summer? Walleye wise I mean.

Ice Report: 8 in
Went on at the prov park with two sleds, drilled about 15 holes good black ice 8" to 9" can travel anywhere with sleds right now.

Okay thank you and was wondering how the ice fishing is here?

How's the ice coming

Not much for ice fishing derbys around. Wish thier was more. Dont think thier is one one this lake

I just moved to red deer and was wondering is there a ice fishing tournament on this lake this year? Is it worth going if so when is it.

Thank you for your interest D.Hansen as to where Parkers Point is.Go directly south-east of the boat launch at the Provincial Park [I suggest trolling as you will more than likely catch a few along the way].The trick is to find the drop off directly off of the point but by reading your previous blogs you will find it and catch plenty! Good luck yo you!

hey Gloveman, where's Pakers Point on the lake? What did the eight pound walleye hit on, and what technique? cheers doyle

As DHansen wrote on Oct 21/14 open water fishing is not done yet! My buddy and myself caught over 70 Walleye today Nov6 off the infamous drop-off' We also caught 2-8 pounders just off of Parkers Point.Shorter days though but still great fishing in a shorter day!

What is the verdict on whitefish and perch on this lake the last few years. I haven't been on Pigeon for quite some time but I was gonna try and come up this year.

Open water fishing isn't quite finished yet! Myself and a buddy went out to Pigeon Lake on Monday the 20th of October. Of course the weather was off the charts. Fished from 9 to 4 and boated over 100 walleye. My buddy filled his "a" tags" no problem, with a four pounder and a three and 3/4 pound walleye. The three other boats around were catching nothing, so I gave them the magic jigs and the technique, and soon their two boats filled their tags. Interesting story next ... at around three o'clock, a sea doo coming at full speed towards the group of the four boats, including us! I thought what stupid kid at the end of October is out here and in shorts!!?? It is when I saw the shirt/vest and a uniform, some badges and a gun. That's right a game warden. This warden came at full speed and went directly to the boat in the middle of our group. To make a long story short .. the older guy in the boat was charged with failing to tag his walleye(s) as soon as caught (it's the rules) that I know. So when it came to our turn he said do you have any fish to declare ... we said, "we might be over our limit" .... looking at the big cooler, he said let's see ... Dwight then opened the cooler and proudly presented our last tub of minnows, and proudly showed them off ... anyways we had one tagged at the time and everything was cool ... yes he also laughed ..here's the ending ..... asked, "how would you know to come here and right to the boat in the middle of all of us?" He said simple we received a phone call, his off duty buddy, the fourth boat phoned it in! As soon as the game cop showed up the fourth boat (with three people) left and went straight across the lake! If it would of been me, I would of told the other fisherman hey tag that fish, or I will call my off duty buddy!? But that is just me .... cheers ... doyle _

Fished by/off the boat dock yesterday - nothing.

Out today to fill my three Walleye tags (43 - 50 cm). I fished the drop off (20' depth) off the Provincial Park along with 5 other boats. I caught a fat 52 cm quickly on minnow and jig, then filled my 3 tags in about 30 minutes all off the bottom. Beautiful sunny and warm day. Water temp 8 C.

GreasyPike89 go to about 19 feet, we used yellow green jig head, yellow tail, tipped with a minnow caught 52 in about 4 hours.

Anyone been out to Pigeon lately? If so how have the walleye been biting? What depth range would they be hanging in these days?

Went out on the weekend. Had a great time. Great weather . Caught over 30 Walleye in 2 hr, most over 50 cm.

Thanks for the updates everyone .. can't wait for the weekend to come!

Can anyone tell me what part of lake to fish to catch pike. I fish only for fun, pike are fun

Caught 86 walleye in 7 hours.

It's not that bad at all. And fishing is still good.

How is the algae on the lake we have 6 tags left and Wana get out so bad because hunting is coming very quick

Caught 9 walleye under 43cm in 12 hours. 100 over 50cm. Never caught so many walleye in my life

Anyone catching class C here? (43cm and under). Seems the average is around 50cm. Headed out tomorrow. Any feed back would be appreciated.

Went out Sunday, August 31st fished between 12-3pm. Caught 25 walleye all between 2-3lbs. Used minnows as bait. Really fun afternoon of fishing!

Fished the lake on both the 30th and the 31st, over 100 fish caught. I would like to start this thread and see what type of positive input comments can be made!?__I believe the tag system should be as follows: class a 55 to 60 cm (1 tag), 50 to 54 cm (1 tag), 45 to 49 cm (2 tags), 40 to 44 cm (2 tags) __That way I think the lake can than start producing 4 - 5 -6 -7 pound walleye, this size would be catch and release, and in 5 years could very be a world wide fishing destination?__I have flown into Saskatchewan resorts, and we caught more and bigger walleye in the last two days at pigeon than those camps on the Church Hill river system!

Hi I would love to hear back from anyone who has fished on shore and had luck..it would be really appreciated. Thanks

Is there good shore fishing here anywhere?

Went out last night (August 26) and absolutely nailed them. Didn't matter what you had on as long as there was a minnow on it. All 5 of us had a fish on at the same time and 4 of us did more than once. Lake was a little green but nothing crazy. Awesome night.

Great afternoon fishing. Between three of us caught at least 40 walley and a pike. Minnows beat the crawlers big time. Thanks riderpride. Go riders.

Minnows are the key. I've tried leeches and been out fished 2-1. Haven't tried crawlers but I can't imagine it's any different.

What are you guys and gals using for bait to catch walleyes? I'm taking the kids up in mid-September camping at Pigeon Lake Provincial Park. Thanks for the GPS coordinates Jaged1980 and Birdog. It looks like good schools 100-200m offshore from the campgrounds.

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fished here yesterday. 80+ walleyes on the drop off. great fishing this lake always produces.

still have my tags "a" from last year, all tags for pigeon are sold out ... next year I won' leave it till last minute!

I agree below, and fishing was awesome, tagged out and caught at least seventy.

Why is Alberta Health Services making such a big hoop-la about green algae on pigeon lake? The green algae on buck lake is twice as bad as pigeon lake. Alberta Health Services aren't saying much about that lake.

Isn't Pigeon Lake affected by the blue-green algae?

20 eyes 2 hrs. Getting my tags tomorrow.

So on Friday August 1, 2014, made my wife's day, by again saying those three words any wife loves to hear all the time, "Let's Go Fising!"__The day was incredible, we caught and released 65 fish, there at noon and off the lake at 4

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Was out on sat cleaned out a tub of minnows in 3 hour with my buddy got about 40 eyes good day was in about 13 feet and was around 3-5 pm was the best bite

Fished yesterday for 3 hours and caught 3 good size Walleye and 2 jack. Trolled for Walleye along the rocks on East shore. Water is disgusting tho!

no problem, there isn't any boating restrictions for this lake ... cheers doyle

Can you use gas boats on this lake ?

Came out today, went out to 17.5' deep right out from the provincial park launch. We only too 3 good walleye but everyone around us was hitting hard. They were all using lime green jig head/tail with minnow on. We only had worms. Cops on the lake lots too, they stopped to chat a bit and carried on. Anyone know what the launch on the South end of the lake is like at Ma-Me-O?

Only caught a couple in class A size but the wife and I tagged out our class B in about 4 hours. Only caught 1 class C size.

Steady walleye just off the drop off in 20' of water.
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Going there the weekend of the 25 ,26. How's the algae now? Can you go in the water or eat the fish at this point?

We have been here for over a week camping at the provincial campground and have fished most days. We have brought in over 100 Walleye. We had Class A tags and have brought in too many to count that would have worked. Blue Green hasn't been an issue at all no signs of large mats and we've been in and out of the water without issue.

Thanks for the info on blue-green algae Birddog. Every-one should read about it. thanks again.

The fillets are fine. They just recommend not to eat the organs. Look up the Blue-green algae and it will explain everything about it.

Heard today that enviroment put a warning for water in the lake ??!! No swimming and don't let your pets drink it !! Advised not to eat the fish also if any are caught !! Think I will fill my tags this winter through the ice ??!!

How is the water ??!! Green bad ??!!! Want to come up for a week and play on the water and do a little fishing !!?? Have class A tags !!

Lots of the over 50
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Took the kids out Sat, 11-3pm, 14 walleye, 1 small pike, 3 large enough to keep (class A tags). We fished the east side, north of Mulhurst 10-15 feet deep. Rapala's and Cotton Cordell's in purple or pink. I am so impressed with how Pigeon has rebounded, I hope they keep slot size limits. Anyone have any tips on perch?

Hi, does somebody know where fishing perch? I'd like to go fishing there with my kids. Thank you!

Raining walleye and jacks. Off the dock catch and release about 8 in 1.5 hrs.

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Great fishing off the dock, walleye and jack standard bait.

Caught 2 good walleye by prov park drop off. Fair number of boats out yesterday. You need to be at the right spot -- with minnows.

What is the boat launch like in day use area?

Was out last wknd on Saturday. Fishing was phenomenal. Bought out a first timer he had a blast. Caught about 50 fish between us all around 19-24 inches. Nice healthy fish. Loved it.

Caught our tag limits in a few hours. Great fishing

June 22 walleye biteing great most over 50 cm

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Undersubscribed licences are different than draws. That's where you'll find the walleye licences now that the draw for them is over. They're first-come-first-served. I haven't had to do it since they changed the system but you can check the albertarelm or mywildalberta websites for a list of available licences and directions on how to reserve the licence so you can buy it. Good luck!

if nothing show up mostlikely its too late

When I click draws nothing comes up. I read the draw is over for walleye?

they taste really good had a few last week and to get tag go to albertarelm and they should have some left class a is 50 cm and bigger class b is 43 to 50 cm and class c 43 cm and smaller class a is 2 walleyes and class b and c are 3 each

How's the walleye taste from here? I'm looking at getting a walleye tag ( need to figure out how still ) and cook one up when the wife and I come camping.

Out for 4 hours caught 7 walleye by prov park. 4 class A no class B unfortunately;(

I left my fishing rod by the boat launch. Abu Garcia reel. I have a red boat and blue truck in campsite b41 if anyone picked it up. Thanks!

fishing been good all week lots of class b and a for sure at the drop off by boat launch and west of it great lake

How's walleye fishing in lake got couple class A tags to fill. Haven't fished her for years used to easily catch 50cm walleye but that was when lake disnt have draws

Caught 9 walleye and 1 pike from 6:45 - 10:45. Managed to fill one of my B class tags with a nice 49er...

There on sat got lots of walleye and couple jacks. Son wants to catch whites & perch any suggestions?

I was there on Sunday and caught mostly A class walleye. Caught some pike too, it's really excellent seeing them coming back in the lake!!

was there this morning caught 18 walleyes between 2 of us biggest one 24 inches

On the lake at 7:30am. Slow fishing until 2:00pm with 12 walleye and one pike. Fishing hot after 2 with another 18 walleye in 1 1/2 hrs. All good size avg approx 46cm

Good sized pike. 4 in 2 hours.
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just north of the beach at the provincial park you might be able to cast far enough. was catching walleye in about 6-8 feet of water.

Any good spots to shore fish????

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One pike over 63 eight walleye over 50 two over 55 in five hours

38 walleye one pike in four hours.walleye all over 45 cm

Anyone know if all ice is off lake ?

Still 2ft of ice but it's not clean ice by any means. Lots of local run off water flowing onto it. Should be able to walk on until the lake closes....

Wondering how the ice is might head out Sunday does anyone know?

Can one still get on and off the lake , and where? Much appregiated Thank-you.

Father in law caught a 20 pounder today!

Thanks for the tip oggie I'm headed out after getting some minnows...

Straight out from sandholm.1.8 m. Big post sticking up in lake. There is a trail out there. Was out today, got lots of northerns. Few walleye.

Where you fishin' oggie? Thinking about going out tomorrow.

Lots of jacks with the walleye

Went out yesterday to the drop off and got skunked. Had a couple bites but really soft.

Fishing was pretty good for walleye after 8:30 PM Saturday night, most were over 50cm but managed to fill 5/6 class b tags.

It was a successful day. Both brother and I filled our tags! On to focusing on whites and perch. One meter pike is difficult to land. Best of luck everyone and be safe.

Went out for the evening Mar. 24 and got a few soft bites on a Cicada with a full minnow on, so changed to a small jig with just the head of the minnow. That triggered the bite, caught my slot size b all three tags filled in 10 minutes. Nice after being skunked a couple of times.

Saw a whitey, ling and pike on camera today managed to get the ling and pike to bite. Was chasing walleye for class b tags and saw none at the provincial park. Must walk on huge heave at the launch.

Ok Rapa. My brother and I are going to head out early in the morning. Hope to be on ice for 7am. Fill tags and Than head to Gull for whitefish and perch. We normally enter through Mulhurst... Only place we know. Lol.

Ok JNB I will see how my schedule is at work and go from there but I will let you know by next Friday if I'm going to make it or not.

Who wants to meet up Sunday am and drill me holes pretty please?? Lol

I'm looking to go out on Sunday

Anyone have a ice report?

I would love a hand... I would like to try and head out the last Sunday of March. Is this too late? If I can go, I will message you Saturday. Will this work for you and if so how early you want to head out. I plan on heading out to Mulhurst about 8am. If I can't fill them by noon, I head to (Brownlow) Gull and try for white and perch.

I was gonna see if you wanted a hand filling them last weekend JNB. I have have had some good success on this lake in the winter

Sorry Rapa...I just saw your message now. Been very busy. I have two tags....hoping to try before season is up!

I am hoping to get on the ice this sunday looking for walleye for tags does anyone know some good suggestions for spots and what to use would greatly apreciate it. Tight lines everybody

Snap...yeah I guess the fish might be moving in and out. I saw more fish in the Grandview area the last couple times out ( compared the the provincial park). I fished the Prov. Park yesterday...very slow. Moved around...very slow. Only saw 4 whites, 1 burbut, and a small perch from 11am-7pm. 23-10 FOW. I have walleye tags so targeting that fish. Maybe the Park is getting over fished now?No one else was catching...only the odd pike. I will probably move around the lake a bit until the seasons over. I wouldn't mind catching a few nice whites as well as filling my walleye tags. The whites should start moving into shallow water and biting better as the shoreline ice starts melting. Happy fishing...

We went out for 2 hours and punched 10 holes. We didn't see a single fish all day. Worst ice fishing trip we've every had!

Was on the ice today .... Fishing was great .... Walleye are amazing size and shape !!!!

Jnb I'm heading out tomorrow bright and early still have 3 to fill 43-50 we could divide the lake up?

JNB how many tags u got?

At mulhurst bay in the morning and saw nothing. Had a couple of bites with tip up and was able to land one pike 73cm! Put him back cause he was 27cm too short. Biggest pike I have ever landed! It was a slow day...might not fill tags again this year! Oh well...try a few more times at Gull and it's a rap.

Was out at jonsonia sandholm on NE side this morning, easy to get on and around, ice a full auger deep, saw a couple whites on camera, but all we caught and released were walleye walleye walleye! Back to gull we go:) good luck to all

Does anybody know if lake is still ok to drive on.

Was thinking of trying an adventure fishing for the "huge whites" at Pigeon this Saturday with elderly parents, but the lake reports this year havent indicated one whitefish being caught all winter at Pigeon. Is it worth the drive, is anyone catching any, if so where abouts, depth, tackle? Whats the ice like, can you get on in the north, east, south, west? Any feedback appreciated, thank you, and great fishing:)

That is interesting PLH. Are you basing this on recent experience? I used to fish around Grandview a lot but stopped after the fish seemed to disappear. Have you had good action at Crystal this year?

Fishing for whites at Pigeon... This time of the year fish in 6-10 feet of water. I was out at crystal springs last week. Saw numerous whites in about 10-12 feet.They are moving into swallow water now (warmer water). You could also try the provincial park (just north of crystal springs/poplar Bay Area). I have always had good luck with a copper wire worm (small)...with a maggot. Make sure to attach your hook to the line so the hook is horizontal. Use line size 6-8 lb...use fluorocarbon leader at least 3ft long. Whites are very nervous and notice anything unnatural in the water. Fluorocarbon line is virtually invisible in the water. When a white is coming to your hook hold it still (don't jig) but turn the hook so the maggot is facing the whites mouth. He should grab it at that point ... Than set the hook gently. You could also try a small brass coloured wetaskwin hook. If using a camera set it at least 8ft away or point it down the hole. Better yet if you spot the whites on camera remove it. Use camera sparingly when fishing whites. Cameras don't seem to both othe fish species... Good luck and have fun with the family. Weather should be very nice.

Ice Report: 38 in
North side. About 4-5 inches of snow ice on top.

Want to go to pigeon with the kids this weekend for whites.... My first time at pigeon, could use some advice... Not looking to get your honey holes, only the right direction..... Thanks

Fishing was okay, landed a few. Guys are driving out, only a few inches of snow. Lots of ice. Large ice heave at boat launch at provincial park. A couple guys took the chance and made it past. About 6-7 trucks in the parking lot.

How is ice at Mulherst? Is it driveable?

Ice Report: 27 in
27 " of ice... 23-24 inches of good hard ice.

Slow fishing today at the provincial park. Caught three jack and a burbut (15-20 ft). Didn't see any walleye or whites. A group next to me caught a couple eyes... (all day). One 56cm. No one else caught much for walleyes. Fished until 6pm. Still no walleyes? The ice was 27" ... About 24" of hard good ice. Fishing at pigeon can be challenging at times. Hopefully the spring fishing will be better. Good luck.

Any good fir whites? Hows the fishin?

Ice Report: 22 in
Poplar Bay Area about 500m from shore, majority was good ice. Saw a few trucks out there today, we were out on quads. Minor ice heave and crack separation starting to form close to shore.

Ice is decent. Lots of trucks and a few cars on the lake today. Slow day fishing, only caught a jack and a couple of walleye. Walleye were quite skiddish or non interested for the most part. A few schools of perch went by but they were pretty tiny. No sign of whitefish or burbot.

Dose anyone know the ice conditions at the mulhurst bay dock?

Hi everyone I am thinking on heading out this Sunday what is the best place to go fishing I will be using a snowmobile first time at this lake

Ice Report: 12 in
I sled out there fairly often on Tuesday I seen first truck out there this year out from provincial camp ground. Looks like a few other tire tracks from a day or two earlier. Only about 12 inches of ice, but 4 inches of it is not good ice. We usually put a heavy ice shack out there every year but not this year!! Unless you have a company truck and don't like your job I would be leery of taking a truck on Pigeon Lake .

Ice Report: 10 in
Crystal springs...about 22 ft of water. Only about 6" of good ice. Better ice closer to shore.