AJFisher- there is a launch in the village- right beside the marine shop. Should be no problem launching there. As for truck and trailer parking, there is a bit of room but it depends on how early you are, kinda first come first serve. The north gov campground launch is shallow for a bigger boat. I don't launch my fishing boat in the village, but I do launch my wakeboard boat in the village as it's a V drive and our launch in our development seems to not be as deep as the village launch.

Can anyone tell me where a good spot to launch a full size boat would be? The north launch at the campground looks too shallow, Calhoun seem to be hand launch only. Is there a launch right in town? If so, is there parking for vehicle and trailer? Thanks

Fantastic Walleye fishing last weekend at Buck! Friday and Saturday were steady, keeper sizes included. But a ton of little guys off my usual spot. Sunday morning moved to a new hole, crazy morning. Two guys in the boat, 47 eyes and two slough sharks in less than three hours. First fish of the day for me was a 53 cm eye... very fat and healthy... off colour though, no yellow or green, basically straight silver, very odd looking. Then caught a bunch more the same colour.. until the pike came. Eyes slowed down while the pike were there. Then many more Eye, but back to normal colouring. Was a trippy morning! Great fishing though with both lines reeling in fish at the same time on numerous occasions. That hole produces mostly 47-50 cm without the tiny guys biting, was super exciting! Looking forward to the long weekend.

by Fishing2016 on Jul. 29, 2017 Is there fishing off the shore or dock? I have seen people fishing from main boat launch area in the village. Also, the bridge over The creek in the village has some good fishing as well. The gov campground on the north end you cannot fishing with 25 m of the weir, but the outlet that leaves the lake there (buck lake creek) has plenty of pike and walleye in it which I fly fish and bottom fish in when I'm not out in the boat. It's not hard hiking at all and plenty of sight fishing. Fly for the slough sharks and minnows/leeches for the Eyes. I am in a community on the north that has a marina and private boat launch, they are not very acceptable to people who don't own lots using the piers or shores for fishing. There are a few communities like that, just a heads up for ya bud. Cheers

Is there fishing off the shore or dock?

Spent an hour at pt btwn Calhoun and Oakes. 4 walleye. 2 pike. I keeper eye.lost 3 All released. Beautiful evening last night around 830p.

Spending 9 days at Buck, came out on Friday. My neighbor and his buddies got four keepers and had a fish fry going when I pulled up. Great tasting walleye. So far I have hit quite a few walleye and surprising no pike at all. Last night a nice big eye, 5.5 lbs and a gorgeous fish. Let him go so he can grow and I'll get him another time. They seem to be more aggressive this week even in the crazy hot weather. Week is supposed to average 25* so I look forward to a nice week on the lake. Still using either a pickerel rig or a minnow jig head. Haven't rolled yet at all. Too bad you can't post pics here, was a nice fish last night.

Justin you are awesome! Keep up the good work we need more people like you around who aren't gunna take this poaching bullchit!!! Give yourself a pat on the back bud

Yes I did call in with some license plates. I've been told it's being handled. So hopefully this will help stop this from happening anymore

BiggieB- totally agreed. Justin, need to report it if you have any of the above (actually below) info. All too many are taking non legal limit fish and getting away with it. They don't seem to care that doing that wreaks havoc on the lake walleye population, which in turn wreaks havoc on people fishing by the rules. They probably didn't have lic either! On another note, the weekend was slow for us on the buck... hot mornings early enough to drive them deep I guess. Or, just no luck on our side. Did grab some Eye, but all under 47. The creek was again a ton of fun, the challenge being the eye hiding in the hard to reach places. All in all, a slow weekend of fishing is still better than a great day a work!

Justin i hope you called report a poacher, call in with any and all information you can including license plate and vehicle description, as well as physical description of the people involved... if charges are laid you will be paid by report a poacher for your services... usually 200$ a fish

Saw some people with illegal walleye at south boat launch today. Fish was well under 50cm

LRD VR8- we are at Hauser's Cove... so a quick drive to the gov campground at the weir, north outlet. Have to stay at least 25 m from weir. That's good though as we were there very early so we didn't want to wake all the campers. Wading is not an option as the muddy bottom just wrecks the awesome sight fishing if you wade in at all. The pike were everywhere, mostly close to shore so didn't really cast as much as just setting a fly out in front of them. Still a good current so it added more excitement trying to guide the fly right off their noses. A black coloured woolly with green tinsel was the way to go, them hungry pike ate me up like mad. Lots of fun as they were fighting real good as well. If you go, walking along the bank can be a little rough, but higher up there is a trail that starts at the back of the campground. We just walked along until we saw them sitting there, threw a fly in and the fun began. The walleye were in groups of 20-30 with a few pike mixed in. Mainly in the sandy bottom areas without weeds. More of a challenge as we used jigs with minnows on casting rods. With the current and very shallow, we had to strategically place the minnow in the feeding zone. Problem with sight fishing with the jig/minnow is making sure not to try to set the hook to early as the walleye are also not aggressive in the creek either. Have to wait til they eaten the whole thing before truly setting the hook. Tons of fun and really some great size fish in there. About 800 m up, there is a gate that crosses the creek, with a small beaver dam there too. The biggest walleye were there, but again, without wading, as well as the current, it was a challenge to place in the hot zone. But the challenges are why we do it right?

Headstrong. Pike on the fly is the ultimate! My son and I had a great time with pike in the shallows on the fly this spring at Gull. Do you do the creek at Buck on the North end or South end of the lake

Saturday last was a great day of fishing! Spent the morning on the creek. Catching pike on the fly rod is always fun. Found some real nice walleye as well, catching them on a jig. Then spent the afternoon out on the lake and it was hot, but the eyes were biting in the deeper depths. Had a two hour span of many fish. Most were the "just short" size but plenty to be had. Soft bites though, not agressive at all. As always, Buck was great fishing.

Spent the weekend fishing at all different times. Pike heavy and biting pretty much anything, but as said below, 5 of diamonds a very producing lure. Walleye weren't bad, but no aggressive yet. Hot sun during the day seemed to really slow things down. More luck casting than any kind of drop rig.

Caught a nice 65cm Pike while trolling in the NW end of the lake. Using the good ol 5 of diamonds.

Fishing is starting to pick up. Walleyes are chasing water temp it seems. Real shallow in the morning (5-6') with 10-12 being better later in the day. As usual gotta weed through a lot of just short to get to the bigger ones. Best luck on dropshot rigs and minnows. Not quite time to be busting around sub plane like a lot seem to be doing.

Fishing was slow this weekend unlike the thieves. I agree the conservation officers seem to only be worried if you have paid or not for your site,it seems like they are concerned more about Pigeon Lake than others just saying. Maybe the police will find my generator and my friends solar panel along with the needy people who couldn't live with out them!!

If camping at the north provincial park make sure everything valuable is either locked up or put away! We were there this past weekend and had a generator and solar panel stolen during the night! Conservation Officers came by the next day and when we told them what happened they seemed to be more worried that we paid or fees and said that they were to busy to patrol this campground as they were at Pigeon! If going there chain everything up cause there's thieves that live locally and come in at night! Good luck!

Hi Folks, How about fishing there after opening? Any hot spots for off-shore angler luck?

Hausers Cove... lots of ice. Had the camera down, very clear. No eyes, but lots of pike. Good healthy fish. Not bad for a season end, t shirt weather. Surprisingly, not too many others around.

Got skunked today Oaks Bay.. The ice is over 2ft thick but is getting soft, real easy to drill.

Ice Report: 27 in
Lots of ice for the last weekend of the season.

I was wondering if anybody knows any spots that are accessible and easy to get to with a canoe, and is full of fish including keeper walleyes. thank you it would be much appreciated!

What happened to this lake? Haven't caught a whitefish here in 3 years. Brutal

Calhoun -slow fishing. 1 walleye and 1 pike. 30" ice

Ice Report: 20 in
Haussers cove

any one know how much snow or flood water is on lake or any areas a person should be aware of. Thanks

Calhoun Bay had a few murky areas around the boat launch and North shore. The south side of the Bay was clear

South end has yellowish water, North end has lumps of algae in the fishin hole.

Ice Report: 25 in
Calhoun Bay. Slow. Few big walleye but didnt wanna take the bait. No perch, just swamp sharks

Water is very stained

How's the water is it clear over there at Buck how munch snow .on the ice there

10 pound pike. Just gotta bait them right and have some patience

Caught a nice keeper Pike at the NW end. Lots of nibbles after that..

Skunked! Only saw one pike all day!
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Ice Report: 20 in
South side of the lake has 20"+

Refreshed my app turn on my location ... still the app couldn't locate me 👎Also could you refresh the public hot spots every season at least ... a lot of comments are from 2013 & 2014 Thanks

How was that crack for you!!! Holy s*** I fell off my bucket haha!!

Fished all over west side. Couldn't catch a cold.

Anyone catching whitefish out there?

Fished today there 1 pike to small 2 feet of ice fishing was slow

My new Favorite Lake, caught Pike,Walleye, Burbot, evening - morning best. Tried both sides but prefer west side.

Drifted here and there but no issue getting around whatsoever with 4wd.

How much snow is on the ice

Slow slow slow this weekend. Some small walleye and pike. I swear the pike are getting smaller every year.

Anyone catching any perch?

I re read my comment and apologize but meant to say South side of the bay towards the mouth. Not always a factor but worth looking out for. If it's active it will cause overflow should see it

Is the spring/outlet at the most north point? Buck Lake Provincial Recreation Area?

Gonna try Saturday for Perch! Where is this stream that people are posting warnings about below? I know of the Access just from town by the marine shop?

Ice Report: 18 in
West side of the lake south of howsers cove

Ice Report: 15 in
Oaks bay

Anyone catching perch

Anyone find any perch? Been there earlier and all I found was walleye and jack. Had good results with perch in previous years

Calhoun bay Fishing was good caught 2 70cm northern pike. Seen many more on camera . Ice was 15-20 inches thick in some spots

Where is the best place to access the lake?

Boxing day had 14" ice south west side of lake. Fished 2 hours caught one small pike. Half dozen vehicles out on ice.

There is a campground at calhoun bay. I know the boat launch is pretty much closed down but you should still be able to drive on the lake there. Use caution as the odd year there is a spring or two that can come into play on the north side of the bay towards the mouth.

are the fish biting and what part of the lake

Where can I access the lake, to fish Calhoun bay?

Thanks and Is the fishing good right now

I've tried and tried for perch at buck all over but never have much luck. Lots of tiny guys on the camera. Asked an old timer about perch there once and he said if he knew there was no way he was gonna break the 11th commandment and tell me. Got a chuckle out of it.

Anyone catching any perch

Anybody seeing any whitefish out there?? It's been a while for me

drove on lake at north end at campground on sunday at noon went to get off at 330 and water was 10 inches deep at mouth of boat launch. tried to get off at alder creek fish and gun campsite 3 foot wall of ice only place to get off was oake bay fishing wa poor 16 inches of ice

Calhoun bay drilled serval holes around 52°59'32.7"N 114°43'28.8"W ice was 12-16 inches black clear ice lots of visible cracking but really thick. However I didn't drive on it I always walk out

The ice is 14 inches thick at the town site, drove out there with my SUV with no problems. Only caught one small Jack..

Water is flowing at outlet at north end by canpground the boat launch area dosnt look safe I didn't even wanna walk out

A HotSpot Marker was added for Buck Lake
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Anyone know how thick the ice is around Hausers cove? Also where good ice fishing spots are

the launch in town 7-9inch 9-11 the farther away I went

Ice Report: 10 in
Callhoon bay

Just wondering if anyone else has been checking ice conditions and how they are. I am going for a drive this weekend to have a look myself, I will post my findings if I make it out.

Seen a few people out front of boat launch there's some ice not sure how thick

Any ice yet?

15 walleye 4 jack. Couple keeper walleye algae seems to be going down. Barely anyone on the water great day. 4.5 hours on the water

Good walleye 20-24 fow
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Not a bad weekend on Buck, but seemed a little slower. Ran into two other ifish users on the lake, I guess my dog is a giveaway! I think it was itroutfish, not sure though, but the second time you passed me off the hausers cove point, I landed a 50cm Eye. Best fish for me this weekend. Sunday I was anchored right off the point, a buddy of mine in another boat landed a huge pike. Got it in the boat, chained it up. When lowering it into water, giant whale broke his chain! Was a monster! Weeds seems to be getting less, algae should start thinning out a bit. Sept long tends to be a great weekend if the suns out. But that won't be the last weekend! Lol How'd you guys do? (The guys I met up with) Cheers

Itroutfish- Might have been me.. Just me and my big Yellow Lab in the boat... A 16' Princecraft. I drifted for quite a while until I found a somewhat sweet spot. Been dropping bait a lot more these days. Haven't been trolling much. The walleyes are quite the delicate nibblers last couple of weekends. Not near as agressive as earlier summer. I think this upcoming weekend will be a little more trolling as well as dabbling with smaller minnows etc. Also very little action on worms or leeches. If you're out again, see a grey Princecraft with a heavily tattooed bald guy and usually a big dog in the boat, come by! Cheers

Hey headstrong, were you guys trolling or drifting? I think we were right beside you in a green Lund and you seemed to be moving really slowly. Nice 59, we didn't get quite that big.

Pretty good day on the lake. Landed 18 pike and 6 walleye. (1 walleye @ 55cm).All on 1.5 ounce bottom bouncers with Lindy rigs and Candle lake shiners in about 20 ft of water on the northwest side of the lake.

Dragged in a 59cm eye
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Gonefishing, there is a ledge that runs out from there and it is quite shallow... It runs straight out from there and goes for quite a distance

Something submerged took out prop in 7' of water about 30' from weeds
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I was catching keeper walleyes just south of the North boat launch . I was jigging with a gray jighead and small minnows. Great day.

Fish Fry; Algae isn't bad at the moment, normal particle levels for this time of year. Weeds do seem to be a lot thicker this year. We are not fishing areas that were hot last year. Mike Laplante; I don't venture down to the boat launch area as I find it gets crazy busy there. There are great fishing areas all over the lake though, but our place is on the north end so we stick to the top half of the lake. As for what to use; it varies, do you want to cast? Do you want to bait? Or jig? Casting using a crankbait or spinner will get you more pike, or seems to for us. Jigging with a jig head and leach tends to hit the walleye well. Bait and wait with leeches, worms or minnows. Nice thing about Buck is that you can change things up and until you find what works. My 7 yr old daughter caught her very first fish yesterday, I only helped a bit to bring it in... 47cm walleye. Very nice fish for a first fish! We hit quite a few all weekend, lots of pike and walleye. Three keeper walleye that went back in the drink for next weekend!

We where just there didn't catch much we where just out from the boat lunch right by the camp site first time there didn't really no what to use for bait or where to go any tips

Any algae this year ?

Had a great weekend at Buck. Hot and sunny, so picked my fishing times wisely. I have a place at Hausers Cove, so it's nice to fish early, have a big breakfast, fish again, go for a beer and fish the evening. Saturday saw 23 walleye, two of which were 50 cm. both went back in the lake to be caught another time. Two pike that day. Sunday was more active with 28 walleye and 6 pike. Only one keeper walleye though. But a couple others I know were fishing the more north end by the weir and they had a hell of a weekend as well. Lots in the 46-49 range, nice fish.

went to buck again ended up catching 37walleyes and my bro caught a nice pike about 8-10 lbs good day in all had fun no keeper walleyes tho

I was on the North "hump" end jigging for Walleye with a jig head and leech but kept catching Pike, nice size Pike.

Anybody catch keeper walleye here??

10 walleye and a couple pike in about 4 hours, no size but good action

Big log stuck in the ground, just touches the surface of the water
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Big log stuck in the ground, it just touches the surface
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Catching lots of walleye on crank baits here
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Great walleye fishing this morning.

Also anyone know how to catch white fish here

Was out Sunday as well, only a few fish but people were catching walleye all around us.

Went out on Sunday caught 43 walleyes and 3 slew sharks between 3 of us but all were around 46-49.5 cm so no keepers but it was a great day that's for sure

Lost count of walleye in one after noon. Four pike, only had two walleye big enough to keep but still great fun.

Boat launch on either end of campground -- hand launch only.
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Good wide boat launch.
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Lost count of walleye, went through tub of leaches and shiners in one afternoon.
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Perch or burbot information in the spring/summer would be greatly appreciated :)

Anybody know how to catch the perch here?

On the lake for 5 hrs Between my wife and I we caught 4 walleye and 7 pike. No monsters but a good day

How is the water level this year? Is the boat launch in good shape?

fishing is good. if you want to troll bottom bouncers pulling worm harnesses works great

Any updates on how the fishing is out here ? Wonder if a trolling motor with a pontoon would be good or not

there is another boat lauch north end of lake in the park by the spill way. the bite was on

Hey guys , besides the launch in town where is another boat launch for the lake?

Same here, save some for me.

going out on sunday see if i can wack a few!!!

Anyone know if the ice is off yet?

What's the ice like?

I can catch Pike like crazy but Walleye just arent biting. Ice is plenty thick for driving on.

Went fishing last weekend didn't catch any does anyone know what the walleye are biting

Did this lake suffer a major death? Fished on Saturday and witnessed a ghost town. Caught one 60cm pike on tip up. Sad days, this haven was a place of such great fishing.

Anybody still driving on Buck?

Anyone know what the walleye are biting and what hooks to use

Two jacks caught yesterday, one was 23" one was 21". 17-18 inchs of ice lots of floodwater

One 24" Jack caught 18" of ice

I was catching 5 pound Jacks North of the bridge today in 8 ft of water. It started raining about 3pm so I skedaddled out of there..

@big sorry wrong lake was referring to north buck lake. Where there not closed. Thanks For your information. Happy fishing.

redneckfishnalbertan if you have the regulations you should read them... all lakes in pp2 are closed for burbot till march 31.... hope everyone has read the regs, they change frequently so please stay up to date!!!!!!

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Thanks Cable is it just here or all lakes.

Just so you know. Burbot is closed. You can't keep any right now.

Hello I'm looking for burbot n I could really use some feedback .like are u seeing any or what ur catching them on. I. Heading there tomorrow thanks

Caught a nice 9 lb jack just North of the bridge the other day in 6 ft of water, the ice is plenty thick for driving on.

Caught 2 jacks here today, lost 2 walleyes at the hole, beautiful day on the lake

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Awesome thanks Dslug, appreciate the tip, I'll be out there today,

Buck lake perch love leaches if you can find any this time of year and fish for them in really weedy areas

I'm going to go to buck Lake tomorrow, anyone know where I could catch some perch or walleye?

Wondering what lures/ bait everyone is using, We got nothing two weekends in a row

Fished the west side, caught 2 walleys just a inch to small to keep. Only fished for a few hours

Fished harder than last time,4 pike,15 eyes 3 over 50,8 nice perch,11",seem to be anywhere from 30' to 12 SE side of lake

Ice Report: 17 in

Ice Report: 20 in
Ice is solid,

Out today slow all day till about 530 then iced six walleye and missid a bunch

I always get skunked at Oaks Bay, Ive been lucky on the NW end of the lake in 20-25ft of water.

North east side of lake at oak bay,had no luck on 7' plus depth. Moved to 3-5' and had lots of bites with minnows on wobblers and lead head jigs,didn't catch nothing,just got to the right spot to late. Nobody seemed to have to much luck.

Fished hard today

Fished all day till sun down. 1 little walleye and a couple tip ups tripped. Brutal!!! Tried every corner of the lake trying to stay out of wind.

Not one single bite all day I fished the N/E corner close to the white fishing shack

Not one single bite all day I fished the N/E corner close to the white fishing shack

Ice Report: 18 in
Not one bite all day, I fished the N/E corner of the lake

Fished hard all day, One Wally one baby pike... Hard day... 3 of us.

Caught two 30 inch Jack on the North West end of the lake in about 20ft of water.

Not a thing two days in a row. Talked to lots of people, a couple small pike that's it.

Has anyone caught or seen any whites this year? I have had no luck at all.

Ice Report: 15 in
15" solid ice, 2" slush ice on top of that. SW side of lake. Had One ton megacab on no prob.

Four of us out yesterday, tried three different spots, not a bite.

Got skunked at Oaks Bay yesterday.

First time out on buck lake this afternoon, caught 1 big burbot... Seen a couple more but otherwise it was a quiet afternoon, for most by the sounds of it

Two small jacks se side slow day

What time do the burbs start coming out and at what depth

any whites in this lake?

Had four of us out on Friday night plus kids and plenty of tip ups and only snagged 2 walleye and 1 pike. They're being very skittish with the hooks but at least it's starting to pick up. Got skunked the previous two trips this month.

Suburban I have been doing that for a couple years now. Same thing noticed some " smart walleye " would come pick up minnows came off hooks. Some would even bite tail and pull minnow off wait for it fall then pick up off bottom.

Ice Report: 20 in
Drove my dodge 3500 on no problem

Last season we fished this lake almost every weekend upon freeze up. on a fluke after loosing a minnow off a jig a Wally came by and picked it off bottom. Since then we've done standard jig and jerk method to call them in then when they just stare at it, drop it just touching bottom. Not sure why but they take it most times. Hope this helps with the frustrating stare and swim story's.

How big was the eye Donnie?

Anyone driving on lake

eyes are thick in here 3-8fow 8am-10 3pm-whenever you get cold.
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Was out Jan 9 had walleye coming from shallows caught 6 in total. All were 1/2cm to short. Had a monster eye take my minnow but didn't hook up. My dad and I have had great success out on the frozen white. Learned a few tricks by pure fluke to almost guarantee Wally bites.

So been out for about 3 hours not even a bite today an tips on location and lures and bait

Like some help in tracking perch on the lake. Any thought on location and bait/lure?

Big eye caught
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Ice Report: 15 in
Ice is good , good mixes in colours

I was out a few days ago. East side close to shore.

Fishfinder69 where were you on the lake today? We were on lake from 8:15 a.m till 3:30, and never seen another soul. Lol Caught a couple of pike but no keepers. Getting frustrated. %uD83D%uDE31

Sweet. I can never seem to find the perch or whites. Catching lots of walleye lately no keepers but lots are close. 45 to 49 cm.

Caught a pile if pike out of there don't ever remember getting one over ten. So you got me beat. Used to catch some giant perch there though. Biggest was 16" and fat. Used to catch them in 30 feet of water through the ice.

What is the biggest pike you have caught in this lake? Biggest I've caught was ten pounds. Just wondering if there are any Giants lerking around.

Fished all day 1 Pike. A few light bites and one solid one that pulled minnow. . Seen some walleye on Camera. Ice Varied from 11 inches to 7 inches.

Fished Calhoun Bay Area today got 1 walleye, 1 pike, no keepers. Caught both on a Jig and minnow.

Spend 5 hours traveling around, trying different depths, different bait & hooks.NOTHING!

Ice Report: 12 in
Fished NE side of lake

Fished NE of lake today only few small pike were biting. Seen no eyes.

3 hours on the south east end no bites

Ice Report: 12 in
Any one catching any perch

Slow day - fished all depths from 3fow to 28fow. Started at 8am on the west side - north of the "point" = one small northern. 1130 moved to the far north-east side (natural area) not even a bite! Marked a few on the flashers and that was it. At 4pm we moved back to west side and in 5fow iced 2 small northerns and 2 eyes, one was 48cm. Lost a few at the hole as well.

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Fishing is slow in the south west side. three walleye, one over the slot size and the other two 16 inches just agree at day to be out cheers

Have talked to some ppl on the lake. Dead today. No one is catching much.

Re: trucks. There were trucks all over on the south beach yesterday. Saw one dodge pick up load up and header straight across the lake to the north end from the south beach doing about 70kph. I did have my truck on the ice yesterday at the south beach but I don't have the testicular fortitude to cross a lake like that! Fishing (for me) yesterday was slow. One 1-2lb pike and one 16" walleye.

Last week was awesome caught a 3 pound walleye and couple 63 cm pike. Saw a bunch of walleye around 8 pounds. Today has been dead.

Ice Report: 11 in
North end by campground, east of weir

How's the fishing out there??????

Seen one Toyota truck on the lake today

Can you get on NW Side of Lake by creek ( Provincal Park ) in winter ? May be headed there tomorrow or sunday.

Any trucks going on yet?

Walleye are in shallow lately. 2 to 10 Feet.

Any tips on walleye in here? cant find them in here :/

Catching lots of small walleye no keepers. Can't seem to find the perch or whites. Any tips?

Ice Report: 12 in
South side by buck lake bobs.

How thick is the ice? Anyone catching walleye or perch

Ice Report: 10 in
SE 300 meters out from Misty Ridge

Hey guys just wondering if anyone is catching any whites or perch, never been so no clue where to go haha

Ice Report: 11 in
Northwest side, mostly black ice but 2" white layer closer to shore

Ice Report: 10 in
9 clear, 1-2" white ice in 6 to 25 fow. West side of Lake.

Anybody catching whites out there? Should be spawning soon.

Ice Report: 5 in
5" in a bunch of holes near Oakes Bay. Walleye were in pretty shallow.

Nakamun is still dead

The perch are far and few between in this lake. If ur looking for perch I think nakamun should be good this year as it died out 4-5 years ago. It runs a pretty consistent cycle. I will be trying next weekend, I also heard medicine lake has perch again also.

Ice Report: 5 in
We went out today we were probably 300 feet out about 20 feet of water 5 inches of ice 7-8inches and up closer to shore

Is this lake fully covered with ice? Or theirs still water in the middle?

Where does a guy find whitefish this time of year?

Fished northwest side of lake. Good 7 inches of clear ice, would be good with skates. Southwest side has snow and flood water. One bite all day on tipup. Very slow are there any fish left in this lake?

Anybody know where to catch perch in this lake? Would really like to catch some perch out here.

Ice Report: 4 in
just got updated that there is about 4" of ice on the south side a, you can go about 50meters.

Any ice reports?? Thanks

launch at the south end of the lake ... right at buck lake bobs ... have a great day ... be sure to report on your trip!

Planning to go there on Sat, Oct. 17 just wondering if I can launch my boat and where is the best place to do so?

We caught 15 jacks and 1 walleye between me and my fishing buddy in a canoe, 3 keepers that is jackfish. One of them was 75 cm long. We loved the lake because there was no other boats at all-no power boats cus it is very shallow in boat launching area. However, had trouble catching walleyes. Does anyone know a good spot for walleyes?

How big was the biggest

GREAT 2 days of fishing, Tuesday 3 guys -121 fish, lots of good sized ones and biggest walleye I have seen in there for a while, today 4 guys 160 fish, super lake

Caught 25 Walleye and 5 pike on the north side yesterday. Used minnows and jigging for walleye no keepers but very close, casting spoons for pike

Water looks to be free of algae on the northern side

How's algae and lake doing? Thinking of fishing here on the weekend.

I was out on August 14-15 at Oakes Bay. Lots of fish caught, both pike and walleye, one keeper walleye on Saturday. Using minnows jigging for walleye, casting spoons for pike.

Anyone been out in the past 2 weeks? Is the lake fishable?

Ok thanks for the info. Haven't made it out there this year.... Was wondering how the algae situation was this year. Will have to keep sylvan in mind. Haven't fished there before. If I head out I'll post results

Sylvan lake usually gets got this time of year tho. North side (Palm Bay) decent boat launch good whitefish fishin in the string. Good walleye and jack jiggin now. Weeds are comin in!!

Fished here 3 weeks ago and it was bad algae hanging on our line. Only got 2 walleyes and a baby gator in the boat 8-14 feet of water. Worms,minnows, hoppers everything. Fished from 9am - 4 pm

Has anyone been out lately? How's the bite? Thinking of heading out this weekend. Any info would be appreciated. Thank

As of July 7 th the boat launch at Calhoun bay was chained off because of low water . The boat launch beside the boat dealer in the town site is good to launch boats. I was there fishing the 5 th 6th and 7th . The fishing was great even for the kids we caught a lot of fish jigging with minnows .

Fished five days last week. 105 fish between 4 guys some really slow days and some really good days. On and off. No perch couple pike mostly walleye. We had our best luck jigging off the point. A pretty good lake. Not a lot of keepers.

Last I heard they have chained off the launches. Only unloading small boats from back of the trucks. %uD83D%uDE1E

Does anyone know if the boat launches and creek at Calhoun Bay are open? We couldn't launch the boat last year.

I fished a lot last summer and this spring there is lots of fish but keepers are few and far between . Small lake small fish

how deep do you need to go to get some good size walleye? Was out last sunday and only caught about 12 fish total all under sized pike and walleye.

any good perch holes throughout summer?

Any good spot to fish of shore please as want to go with kids ?

20 walleye in 1.5 hours! Minnow tipped jig head!!! 10 FOW
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I have been a fishing guide for Buck Lake for the last 5 years and have fished the lake for 25 years. Taking bookings for the summer. See ad on Kijiji Alberta.

A HotSpot Marker was added for Buck Lake
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Thanks !

Ice was off the lake on April 22

How is the lake looking... Time for boats yet ?

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

Is the ice on the lake starting to melt at all?? Ie: the shoreline?

Is it still ok to walk on though?

It's confirmed! The ice is brutal. Got stuck every time I moved today. No fish to boot.

Fishing in the shack this morning, had a muskrat nest so we didn't see a single fish. Ice was pretty thick but we had the truck out and heard lots of cracking all around us.

Ice isn't bad but one warm day and we will be back to skidoo only. Trucks or quads will have a hard time with the flood water everywhere.

Ice Report: 20 in
Thick snow crust with a layer of slush ice underneath with about 20 inch of good solid ice underneath. Very difficult to drive on. Almost got stuck a few times

Looking to head out tomorrow morning. Is the ice still good? Thanks

We fished on East side of lake Feb 16 -20th in about 10 feet of water. Caught 10 Walleyes (2 keepers) and 5 jacks (all keepers) bout 10 got off the hook. Fished 2 hours per day.

Ice Report: 2 in
Fell thru the ice. While snowshoeing on the NE side about 50 meters from the mouth of the creek I fell thru up to my stomach. Caught myself before going deeper...did not touch bottom

Anyone having any luck at Buck for walleyes or pike...thanks

Is the ice still good to drive on?? Any recent ice reports??

i was there yesterday, almost impossible to drive, deep snow, water areas

i was there yesterday

Can someone tell me the best place to drive on the lake please?

Awesome perch, 12in. females, 11in males today

Perch have been amazing in Jan.

How's the ice?? Still good to drive on??

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We're have u guys been seen perch

Well, the perch are done biting and the ice is turning slushy on top. Had a great day catching walleye just under size and a few small jack.

Goin out Thursday u guy got any tips

Are people still driving on the lake with this warm weather

Lots of snow throughout and flood water in places, tough traveling. Ice 15-16" but found places with only 7-8". Vehicles getting stuck in Calhoun Bay yesterday. Tough bite all day, covered most of the east side. Few small pike and some 14-16" walleye.

Had a great day of fishing. Caught 6 jack and 6 eyes. And lost a monster that emptied my reel.... fishing in 9ft of water using jigg head with minnow.

Hey Cappy where did you find 25 inches of ice? I was there yesterday and every place i drilled a hole it was only 15-16 inches. And that was with 2 inches of snow packed crappy ice which only has half the strenght of clear ice. Still safe to drive on but i would not be driving fast or you might cause a blow out.

Not a bad day of fishing. Lots of action. Caught 13 pike only 4 over 63cm. Was wondering what the trick is to catching something other then pike???

Lake is good to drive has any seen any pirch or white fish on the lake

Ice Report: 25 in

Anyone been seeing whitefish lately?

What a awesome day. Endless hits today. All pike. One keeper. Lost a monster:((

Anybody know how the ice is with all this warm weather. Is it still safe to drive on??

What range road or twp road is oaks bay off of?

Ice Report: 14 in
500ft from shore of of oaks bay! (Perch & jack today)

Lots of snow yakfisher at least at oak bay part, fished for bout 6 hrs seen 4 pike managed to land 3 of them and seen one walleye but wasn't intested

Would i be able to get on here in a car this weekend? How much snow is there

Was there for New Years on the northwest side. Was 15-17 inches in the bay and once I was out and around the point it was around 12". Did find a patch that was only about 7". That got me nervous in my truck lol. Should be another few inches thicker by now with this weather.

Planning on making a trip up from calgary this weekend and was wondering how the fishing has been? And how thick the ice is?

Are there any pearch around or A good hot spot?

Ice Report: 13 in
North side

Wife and I were out yesterday. Caught 3 pike and saw a couple walleye

Anyone been out lately

Ice Report: 12 in
Northwest side of the lake of W point Dr. - 200 ft off shore

Ice Report: 6 in
Rode sleds along shoreline bit of slush in spots but pretty solid, don't think middle is safe yet, no fisherman yesterday

Ice Report: 6 in

was out on sat smoked the walleyes bite was on!! even caught a keeper and 2 were just a mm short so they were a little better size

Was out last Saturday and caught 5 eyes and 7 jack, all released back, none were keeper size.

Anybody been out lately?? How's the algae?

Fished here Saturday and my wife hammered one three pound jack then shortly after that nailed a 12 pound jack at about 20 deep at 1pm. Biggest jack I have ever seen and had no idea buck Lake had fish that big. Only one other small jack caught and a small walleye so fishing was slow other than the Gator. I wish I co

fished here yesterday for two hours with not a single bite. we were trolling for walleyes. green algae is very thick. we fished north end by the provincial park. decided to drive to Pigeon. caught 80 + eyes between the three of us.

Great day six jack and lots of eyes and one keeper in six hours

Just off lake. Fishing very slow. AB Environment & Sustainable Resource Development collecting fishing info at boat launch. Asked to see data, many people had been skunked. Surface temp 78.5, way too warm. Lots of algae on lake. Apparently fishing was much better last week. Anyway, good luck to those venturing out.

Caught lots of small Walleye and Jacks. Lake is getting pretty gross though. Looks like green slime all over the east side of the lake.

Headed out to day. Will report back tomorrow.

How's the fishing been? Still catching lots of walleye?

Went out last night with my buddy first cast with his rapala x rap rod and reel next thing you know whammy! Fish on! Kept the rod tip up and let him run got him to the boat but the pike was just under legal caught a few pike and one walleye headed back tonight to try again

The perch are hard to catch but you find them in the weed patches just drop your hook with leeches between the weeds, was catching them in 5 or 6 FOW

Was out out today, awsome day. Hit water at 1 till 4 and got on some pike. Kept 2 well over limit size and release a hand full. Caught just north of camp ground

Is there a place to fish along shore and be successful on buck lake

Where is a good spot for perch on this lake

Went to buck on Sunday the 6 fishing was stellar!!!! 5 of us and caught 6 pike two of which 73 cm, 16 walley all a little short by 2 cm, caught one white too !!! Wow wicked spot and all in 3 hours too cool

Where is the perch fishing the best ? Is it Oakes bay?

Was up at Buck since last Tuesday, weather was sub par but the fishing was stellar!!! Perch were biting like crazy!! We bagged our limit for perch, got a keeper Wally and 1 jack!!! We noticed the size of the walleyes was really increasing, all be it we only got one keeper but a lot more of the 48 cm varieties!! Can't wait to get back out there!!

Days off gonna put a hurtin on the perch population this week!!!

Great fishing on the long weekend... Just real crappy weather, arrgh rain everyday. :(

Great fishing on the long weekend... Just real crappy weather, arrgh rain everyday. :(

Where are the perch located in this lake.

Thanks for the info RapalaRoland.

Fished yesterday evening and got some beauty perch running a slip bobber setup with leeches and small minnows

Hello, we were at Buck Lake earlier but the kids & I didn't catch any. Could anybody share what's the best set-up, technique & lures to use to catch perch and/or walleye? Thanks and I appreciate any tips.

Was here today some walleye and pike , fun day

Are the fish good to eat out of this lake?

Thanks for the info, any one catching perch

Was out a few days ago and didn't find the weeds to bad. Pike and walleye where biting good, but everything caught was under size limit and released

Hi, how are the weeds now

Fished all day caught 100 walleye till the 3 of us each had a keeper. The lake even gave us each a big jack to take home for supper now if I could figure out the perch in the lake I'd be a happy fisherman. Got some tips and locations from a local gonna give it a shot next time out hopefully sooner then later

was out last night was slow until the lake calmed down then the bite was on boated 20 in a hour

another great day on the water sunday. was out for 4 hours and caught 55 walleye between two of us. afternoon bite was alittle harder but figured out they where right on bottom and starting hammering them. no keepers biggest was 49 1/4cm so close. but still great day for being so nice out.

Caught 15 pike and 8 walleye all under the regulation sizing. All of the fish we caught this weekend were caught on a fly rod on home made fly so that made it even sweeter! Late evening seemed to be the best time of day to fish.

Out today caught 25 in an hour between me and the wife and probably lost just as many fishing is hot going back in the morning got 2 over 50 both were released

was out on sunday with my brother and we had a great day caught 23 fish between the two of us in about 4 hours. others on the lake had no luck. we where fishing extremely shallow. 4-6feet. caught a nice 54cm and one just on the line so we decide to throw it back. hopefully next sunday we can get two for the diner table.

There is shore fishing right in Buck Lake

I believe they are

Finch77 are there public areas to park & fish? Just curious I have 2 kids that love to fish but shore fishing is our only option.

Great fishing if you don't have a boat, lots of walleye and jack and they like orange and green hooks. Best of luck to everyone.
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caught two keepers first ones ones since they changed size limits. they tasted great!!!!

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Walleye were in full spawning mode and chasing everything you tossed at them! I was even able to catch a couple on my fly rod using a Zonker Steamer! Now that was fun! Only caught one fish over 50cm out of the 50 we caught this weekend and she was filled with eggs so I put her back to maintain the lake for another few years!

Holy Walleye Batman!!
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Fished Buck on the 16th. Caught 3 walleye and a pike. One walleye@49cm but no keepers...

I agree with Ashman, the only reason Buck attracts so many fisherman is due to the fact that you can keep a walleye(if you can find a keeper) open up another lake or 2 around the area and that should take the strain off this lake.

Does anyone know of any decent trout streams near buck?

The one thing ESRD is doing wrong is to close lakes for retention, all this does is put to much pressure on lakes around them. If a lake has a collapsed population then stocking is the way to bring it back, not closing the lakes

Yes stocking is the way to go !

Haha starving walleye in gull and pigeon I think not. Great walleye in both lakes

To mr. Jr. Are u kidding me? I know that sounds like a good plan but that is not what this lake needs. What it needs is for pigeon, gull and any other lake that is polluted with starving walleye to be open for at least 2 keepers to spread out the fishing. This lake is doing great. As a 20 year local I think the worst thing to do is to increase the walleye. Not sure if u know this but more walleye = less perch. Perfect examples are pigeon and gull. Keep the city people spread out.

To be homest like ive fishesd this lake many times and i really think they should close this lake for fishing for the populations to grow or atleast have a catch and release only for a couple of years it would really help the perch and u would catch am average of a keeper walleye in this lake.

Ice Report: 3 ft
North side of lake

Today was very slow, must be spawning. Saw some very nice pike and walleye. Just not interested. Three weeks ago we caught 10 nice perch, 6 keeper pike, 4 undersized and two small walleye. All were ready to spawn.

Dont drive on in calahoon bay i broke through with my quad!!! On the creek

Looked everywhere and never saw a white . Guess gull is the place where whites are everywhere. Had the whole lake to ourselves

Sorry north west.

Can anyone tell me if you can drive on at the provincial park north east end,or where I can get on somewhere close by there.

On West side of lake on Sunday. No action, not a single bite.

Wouldnt recomend this lake for whites at all

Hey can anybody help me pin point a good spot to fish saturday? Looking for Jack and walleye possibly whites.

you are reading the regulations correctly, one walleye per person (in possession) over the 50 cm., now if you keep reading, you must eat that fish until you can legally keep another one ... we fish buck, battle and pigeon all open water long, need tags for battle and for pigeon ... cheers doyle .... this info is right till 03/31/14, have not read next regulations yet /

I might b reading the alberta fishing guide wrong for this lake but it's says a limit of 1 walleye over 50 cm without a tag? Is this right cuz I was told we need a tag for walleye anywhere in alberta? Cuz on any other laKe says 0 limit for walleye and pigeon need a tag? Info anybody?

Good luck! Next time ill be out there is end of march when its sunny 5 with a cold one in one hand and a rod in the other!

Off to Give it a try -25 and blowin! Only us dumb Canadians!

A place the locals call the drop

Where do u go?

I beg to differ with you big perch I do very well at this lake. When you find the perch they are always good quality fish BIG!!!

Another day skunked 2 small pike nothing wants to bite Very boring would not recomed this lake must be fished out

Very veryyyy slow saw 2 small walleye all day long been skunked 4 times in a row!
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Just wondering if you icefish walleye and perch in the same spots as you do in summer? I fish buck several times throughout the summer.Thanks for any input.

Not a sniff today

Might have to give it a try

Its good lake trout fishing this time of year the odd rainbow too

Nope never tried them

Rapalaroland do you ever fish abraham lake or the bighorn dam?

Rapalaroland do you ever fish abraham lake or the bighorn dam?

That last post that is on here by me was meant for North Buck lake and for January 15

Rapalaroland where abouts were u i was out all day and never saw a single perch i was in the bay by the boat launch

Where were u fishing i was out there all day and was only three other groups out ive never seen a perch there and ive foshed all over

I fished this lake again on Saturday, February 15 caught about 30 Perch a couple walleye and a 6 pound pike. The perch are really nice 12 and 13 inches

I caught some really nice perch there at the beginning of the year just before Christmas I think I might go out again this weekend. They are in there but they are hard-to-find

Would be great to know where to catch some white fish!

Not a perch seen

Anyone cathcing perch on the lake, would be great to know you are using for lure

Seen lots of pike and walleye not really biting got a few pike and lost a few walleye

That's interesting to here about he walleye having warts and tumours. I have fished this lake regularly for the last 4 years and have never caught a Wally like that! Where did the truck fall thru?? And do they pull the truck out in the spring??

Had a great day not bitting great caught a couple but fish are no good to eat walleye have warts all over pike have worms good for c&r dont need auger you can kick a hole in ice do not drive on truck went through

Don't drive on all soft white ice slush.fish are not good keeping .one had tumors others were full of worms..

200 Meeters from shore - first holes -6" black ice 4" white ice then 6" water and 2" snow then moved 200 meters 4" of black and 4" white- ice is varying alot in thickness - definately dont go with a truck and I won't cross with our sleds.... Lake is a mess this yr.

Is lake still safe for sleds with this warm weather??

Ice Report: 6 in
North east by shore. Walking and sleds only.

Fished north east. Only one bite started at 6am. Surface is very slushy. Ice for a few inches and then water then ice for 6 inches then water. Overall good lake will come back again

Me and the wife were snow shoeing on the south east side of lake. There is a Ford f150 near shore with one wheel sunk away. Do not go on this lake with a vehicle. Very unsafe.

Is the lake good to quad on? Me and my dad might go and hit a scerte spot of ours for some jumbos

- of small Jack on the camera that's about it!! 450 yards from north camp ground! Spending the night.....zzzz....

Ice Report: 6 in
North, northwest, nothesteast portion of Buck Lake unsafe for a vehicle!!! Here right mod and threre is 2/3" of soft ice, 4-5" of water/slush &. 5-6" of good ice. Broke through with sled / shack in tow!! Not good at all! Need a lot more cold weather!!!

Ice Report: 12 in
All the people I spoke to said the ice was unsafe. So I tested it myself It' It's at least 12, lost 2 pile already... Argh fishing the ne side

Went fishing on Dec 20, on east side as well as south side, spent all day, and not a single bite. Ice is good for walking on or on sleds, probably couple inches, then slush and then 8-10" of ice. No problem walking on it.

Slow in the winter...we have a cabin here for the last 7 years. Never seen a perch on camera or caught one. Hoping to get some this week as we are there for christmas... Any ideas would be great

Has anyone been out at the North end in truck yet? Coming out tomorrow morning to try for a perch or two! Any hints or tricks would be greatly appreciated.

Walked out on the west side, only about 5" of ice... No bites at 15 ft, might be too deep.

Looking at going fishing here next week and would like some advice on the perch fishing as I've never been to this lake before. Thanks a lot.

Has anyone been on lake with skidoos yet

Ice Report: 13 in
Hey guys went 150 meters off the shoreline ( approx 6 ft of water) in front of our place on the east side of the lake and driiled two holes. One was 12 and the other 13" measured with a tape measure. Good ice consistent through out . The wind has blown the snow off -3-4 " of snow at max. No overflow out there but there is near the edge

Hahaha I gaurntee there will b no flood water on this lake with all the cold weather we have been getting. Ice is prob 8-10 inches i bet.get out there and SLAY!!!!

dont know where u got 2in from?? buddy was out last week and was 4-5inches of water im.heading out tomorrow pretty sure with all this cold weather the top water cant be that bad.

Ice Report: 2 in
Lots of flood water 6" all over

I was there last weekend 5 inches of good ice. Fishing was pretty good

I was there today to check out the ice, Had about 3-4 inches flood water. I only had a shovel with me but I chipped away the top layer if ice and it was approx. 3 inches of honeycomb ice. I walked on and it seemed solid, there were sled tracks out onto ice so someone has been fishing. I'll be heading out there on Sunday to slay some perch!!

any updates on ice conditions?

I have always been told 12 inch is min before a truck can go on.

Heading out this Sunday, hopefully get into some perch. Anybody got a good spot let me know.

Ice Report: 1 in
When is lake solid enough to take truck onto

Slowest fall fishing ever. Wierd!

3 walleye over 8 hrs
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Went out last weekend for 8 hrs Sat and 3 hrs Sunday. Caught 3 Walleye along the north Shore (1 keeper). Fish finder saw a lot of fish but overall activity was rather slow. Used a fireball jig + slip bobber combo with minnows as bait. Friend used some random rattler jig with bait and had 3 catches get away close to the boat. (Was actually rather funny) Good luck kids!

Where does one fish for perch on buck lake? Any tips?

They are jumbo whites and mite bite on a fly good luck

Does anybody know what fish is jumping out if the water and what are they after??

Was out Sunday caught a few undersized walleye and 3 FAT perch. Great day on the water beautiful weather.Slip bobber and worms.

Any good for burbot?

How deep?

Big perch I used a small bobber and jig head and have about 3-6 feet if line between you bobber and hook for bait we used worms and the 4 of us caught a limit in 1 hour but then a jack fish came and took my buddies hook and all and we didn't get a single bite after that.

Out on the 19. Very slow for walleye, a lot of algae in the lake now. Saw a local catch and keep what appeared to be an undersized walleye then quickly head to shore. I wonder how often that happens?

How do u catch perch in this lake What do you use?

(on 4th again) sorry.. missed second part.. jigging minnows on bottom with bright red jigs

(on4th) I tried mid lake (N/S) on the West side, caught couple fish slow so moved across lake to East side 18-20 ft of water, none stop, most too small but a school of nice walleye found us.

Just wondering where on buck you were fishing and what are you using to attract the wallys

Aug 4th, action all day, almost 50:50 Walleye:pike most too small, but got to take home a couple walleye, great day on the lake

OK, I'll be the 200th poster. Just got off the lake. Fished all over and had decent action, but nothing over 19". So where to go for the big walleye?

Hello Ridnik, I fished Buck from Calhun Bay yesterday caught a 11/2 lb perch on a bottom bouncer with floating jig tipped with a leach north of the bay. Heading to lake Wed. How far NW for that perch hole. I'm in a red LUND 14ft with Canada flag umbrella if not to windy. Wally 1 here forgot password so I'm a guest for now.

Been fishing this lake for many years. I don't agree with the gill nets! All the anglers have size restrictions but gill nets kill all species and sizes.I have heard they are going to put an end to it and so they should. For perch I fish the northwest section of the lake. A longer rod helps keep the bait out away from the boat. Much better luck that way.also I use beef heart for bait on a bobber.they seem to love it. For walleye. The east side of the lake about midway up. There is almost always someone there. Black jig with chartreuse power bait and a leach has never failed me.it goes from 2.5 feet to 25 feet and I just keep going from deep to shallow and circle back. Hope this helps!

Are there any good trout ponds for fly fishing close to buck lake

12fow use slip bobbers and leech's for walleye fish in the evening
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Caught 7 walleye an 3 pike using slip bobbers with leech's. fishing 12 fow straight across the lake by the weedbed across from the prov park. 1 walleye was 52cm the rest were 40-45cm' pike were all over 63cm but were accidental catches. Fished from 8pm until 11.

Fished all weekend on and off 1 small wally and 1 pike. Crazy slow

For the poster below, mind putting a spot on the map for us?

i have spent many hours on buck lake, and the only point that matches the 3 to 30 feet is on the west side of the lake right in front of the story and 1/2 house, this area drops from 3 to 30 feet and we caught many walleye and pike by any and all ways .... hope this helps ... cheers .... doyle

Really, everyone I talked to said fishing was not good. What point are you talking about, many points at buck??

Caught 18 walleye in 4 hours and two 52 cm keepers for me and gf ! Lots of fish and healthy. Fished off point where goes from 3.5' to 30' in about 15' sweet fishin.

A little slow, gf managed one that was 50cm. The rest were around 45-48. For the poster below, rains don't seem to have affected anything there. Was there a couple days ago.

Lots of 40-45cm walleye but no keepers in two days! Fish look healthy!

Go to gull lake. Much better fishery.

Lake has fished slow for " most anglers " just some superstars seem to be cleaning up...hmmm

Just wondering if the lake has been affected by the recents rains? I am from calgary and want to head up next weekend for some fishing. Any updates would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Caught 6 walleye in 4 hrs or so.

Caught 20 fish yesterday

Walleye
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Any tricks for summer perch here I have heard they grow to a decent length

Buck lake is crap if you eat fish. Good luck catching a keeper (50cm) 20in.

3 18inch Walleye in 18 feet of water
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Caught at least ten fish every time I have went this year

Have went to buck lake 3 times in the last week and have caught at least 1 fish every time- first day 40cm walleye second day 2 24-26 inch jacks and third day the same as day 2. There's fish in the lake in plenty of them you just need to know what to use and where to use it.

Nope, not many fish left here, very slow!

2 29inch pike
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Are there any fish in buck lake

Where abouts should a person fish this time of year for success on Buck?

Thanks Greg

Janet, The walleye fishing is usually excellent early in the spring.

Corsair, The ice is totally off the lake. I was out there yesterday to take a look.

How's the walleye fishing generally this early in the year? Thanks

I have had no problems at the town boat launch. If you go before Sunday please tell me if all the ice is off.

Hi all - what is the best place to launch from in buck lake, I heard it was shallow

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All of them - they can only go so close to shore ( not sure if because of the nets or why) the bays east of the north road off the lake we're closed

What bay do they net in?

Yeah thanks Big perch. They're here just hard to find -all winter on the fish cam and I only briefly saw 2 The net boys are getting them but tough to catch on a line

How has buck lake been I'm planning on heading down on Thursday with a few friends. Would like to get into some walleye and perch

I have never seen a white fish before in this lake

Hey guys anyone catching whitefish - we can't seem to locate them

Is there lots of snow on the ice?

Can anyone tell me if this lake is good for whites and burbot and were on the lake.

Went out today and nothing all day long

Were are all the whites?

Used the launch in town (by the snowmobile shop) Thursday, caught 5 jacks, didn't see any other fish. Calhoun bay Friday, 1 medium walleye all day, though some folks about 100m from us got 1 keeper walleye and put 1 back.

Were are all the perch?

The best spot for walters used to be right in front of the boat launch in town. Is that still the case?

Heading Out This Weekend Hoping To Bag Some Perch, Any suggestions?

Hit perch like crazy!

I've never ice fished here, planning on heading out this weekend. Are there any roads on the lake driveable without a 4x4? Worth going to walk on from shore? Thanks!

very disappointing Pigeon Lake gullLake and Buck Lake are completely netted out .never seen it this slow my life unlike the last 3 years too many people with too many gill nets in the water

Buck lake slow Only saw one fish spit the hook on the camera People netting out on the lake to Poor fishing

Im heading out on Sat i was told and herd that they are catching them in the big bay to the Northeast in the south part of the bay.

Never been to Buck Can anyone at least point me in the right direction its not that big of a lake.

Where are you catching these perch been out there a few times and could not find them at all any hints of this lake would be great thanks in advance

Got two fat perch, and 3 pike in 6 feet of water, no walleye tho.

Better get a underwater camera. After you drill a hole put down the camera. If you don't see any fish, move to another area till you find fish.

Nice try Bucky!!!

Had two bites- that's all the fish saw for the whole day. Tried several spots and didn't see much of anything. Might have been me not knowing good spots but I would have expected to see something mulling around!

Ya right by which boat launch I call b.s on that

Caught a nice walleye right off the boat launch, and limit of perch, all over 13 inches.

Jacks are going crazy for an orange jig and minow, caught four in 1 hour

Lake was very nice but not even a bite. Tried all day even fish and wildlife said no one was catching

Fisherking Angleratlas.com give you all the maps u need. Almost all Buck is defanatly on there amoung most other lakes in Alberta

Walleye are coming back on again. Caught a few and one was a keeper, 55cm

Thanks Perch. We'll be out there today in a blue dodge. Maybe see ya out there...

We're heading out there tomorrow. What kinda of depth should I be aiming for "Perch" ?

Westside deep

Where u gettin your limit Perch, I'm in Hauser's cover and ain't doin all that great

Limit

When targeting perch, I find I'll catch more with maggots, but I find with worms I'll catch less but they'll be bigger. Good luck

Hey perch r u using worms to get those perchies?? R u out there today??

Yeah everyone's been driving on the lake. 16" of ice last time I actually checked but there will be a couple inches more now I suspect.

Are you guys all driving out there now

Saw 3 small pike and caught one walleye all day! Water is nice and clear!

Haven't went out there this year its it safe to drive a truck on yet

Dose any no were I can find depth chart of buck

the buck lake myth is busted. no fish. nothing biting tried all sides. probably good entertainment for someone to bs about though. still had fun as usual.

Watched a walleye today on a fish cam look at my lure for 40 secs - turned and swam away- definitely picky and not a mindless eating machine... Very cool

ok, i guess we are going to try Buck again tomorrow. i wouldnt mind catching either a pike, or a perch. any more recommendations?

I get my limit in fat perch almost everytime I go there, maybe I just know the honey hole, try shallow next to points, weeds, drops offs, sunken islands or humps. Good luck.

Nothing at all. Had 10 people fishing and not one bite

What are the walleye biting on and what seems to be the best time of day? Been catching the odd one on the north west side, have a black nd yellow shack on lake

fished the north east, and the bay yesterday. not a single bite on pike, or perch. 6 to 10 feet of water?? any suggestions

Went out for perch today drilled holes all over the lake!! Didn't even see one but managed 2 get 12 walleye and 7 pike not sure if there is even perch in there

Big stuff today, south side. 10-14 inches ! Going back tomorrow ?every body welcome! Blue ford black canopy !

Hitting the lake 2morrow in search of perch!! 🎣🎣🎣🎣

More perch

Can you guys that are having luck with walleye stay on them all day like perch or are they hit and miss?

Can any one help new to area where do you go onto the lake for the best area to fish for perch

Is there a place to drive on on north side of lake?

Ice is thinner than I thought it would be today - about 12-14 inches - drove a truck on no probs

Thanks a mill! I'm new to this and just need pointers to make it exciting and learn a few things , thanks again!

No whites yet, but seem to be on the perch, got limit of humpies a few times this year. Try on weed edges on short drop offs in 4 to 10 feet of water.

Are the whites good out there and if so where about? Thanks! This is a pretty handy site nice idea

Nice forum. Lots of people weighing in with good info. How much ice on Buck Lake now?

When ice fish we go out off 462 and go left. How deep should we be? Looking for walleye and perch Some help would be greatly appreciated

Man I like this lake, it has it's slow times, but the perch are nice, and few keeper walleyed. North east side for perch 4-10feet. And west side deep for eyes.

So where near campground is good for perch! What should we use?

What you all using for perch? What's the best area near the campground for perch? Taking the kids up for Christmas and want to catch and release Also what do you use for perch?

You should check the regs you poacher walleye is 50cm and pike are 63cm and I hope there was 4 of you if ya kept 20 perch

How deep of water you getting the perch in??

Perch walleye, and jack biting good on the north eastish side, ice is good 10", people are driving on, but I would not drive on till Jan. good luck.

how thicks the ice??? anyone driving on yet?

How deep and which side ?? If you guys don't mind sharing..

Oh the perch are nice here, and biting good. Our group got 26 nice perch on Sat. Went back on Sunday and the six of us got our limit! 30 nice yellows, plus fought off baby eyes and jack too.

I went in on two 462

Out today not much action in oaks bay. Where were you fishin rapala rohland ?

Fished on the 9th started at noon and ended at 5. 11 walleye and 7 pike!!! Was my first time fishing this lake!! Definitely coming back 2 try to find the perch

Walked out today 10" of ice few bites caught 1 walleye

Any good fisherman will know fish are always moving.Less crying more fishing ppl

Heading out on the weekend too get me some perch!!!! Hope they are biting good!!

Ha ha good job people u should have the lake perchless in 3years. Than u can blame the gov or better yet maybe the commercial fisherman!!!!!!

Cold but no fish on the north side of the lake

Jesus people this is an app for fishing reports not a forum to argue about fishing. This is becoming useless thanks to some people

your right cajed1, with that one exception, there been only fishing information, it's a forum for anything fishing? anyways, i know it's the first thing i check every morning, i fish alberta and also i fish saskatchewan, but again thank you for the perch spots, can not wait for the may long weekend, cheers

If I had a Gps I'd gladly share my exact spots, sorry but the best I could do was use this hot spot marker tool, but my markers from yesterday are deffinately good starting points. Anybody else see arguing on this forum?? I saw 1 guy complain his fishing spots were being given away, so a couple people tried to share their good spots, that is the point of the app right???

to everyone that marked the spots for the perch in buck lake, i am stricty catch and release any species, maybe to late to try your tips this year, but thank you for all of this helpfull information, do you think you could supply me with gps coordinates, just kidding!!! .. thanks again, everyone have a great weekend

Figured since somebody didn't want anybody knowing where to catch the perch, I figured I'd add the 3 spots that we limited out at this year. Hey ME,your welcome!!

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Perch!!!
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Wow !! Me, I could hear your crying through my iPhone. Kind o defeats the point of this app, don't you think?? Everyone else plenty of perch for everyone!!! Except the guy a few posts back that is!!

Tons of perch here!!! Nice fat ones too!!! Nakamun is a bust this year, Go to Buck, or Island by Athabaca for your perch it's worth the drive

For those who no how and where to catch perch on this lake. Keep it to yourself!! For those of u that don't, there is no perch in this lake stop trying there's lots in nakamun over by onoway.

i hate to be so foolish to ask for fishing diections but where would one park the boat to catch these nice perch, if you don't want to but that information on the forum, you can email me at doylejhansen@gmail.com, have not caught perch since i was a kid, going up these on thursday, thanks

Right on fish fear me great to hear as I lay in hospital had surgery on knee first place I go after I walking is a little fish therapy at Buck chow for now

WOW!!!!! The girlfriend and I ate perch everynight!! Walleye Slayer your weren't lying, we caught our limit of perch everyday, nothing smaller than 33cm. I dont think there are any small perch in this lake.BEST fishing of the year!! We will be back!!

Hey Walleyeslayer, where did you find the perch at? We are heading up to Buck on Thursday and wouldn't mind s perch fry!!

Caught perch limit all over 1lb in about1 hour slip bobber worms awesome fishing even though water greenish from algae bloom

Fished for about 3 hours, caught 2 small Walleye off bottom on worms. Green water conditions

Keep all the adult breaking stock and throw back the young. Smart fish management.

caught more pike (20+) than walleye, that is a first here.... normally none stop walleye, no keepers...

Tough to keep even adults interested, or coming back!!

Fished it on weekend. Small walleye maybe 2/hr. 3 small pike all weekend. Couldn't find perch. Tough to keep kids interested.

Anyone know the perch are hanging out in Buck Lake

Worst fishing of the season. Definitely not worth the drive. & walleye queen you obviously haven't fished Calling if you think the walleye are skinny and sickly.

You got that right fish fear me.Been out a few times weve released over 200 fish no keepers.Lake is loaded ,soon buck will have skinney sick looking walleye like pigeon,sylvan and calling.Good management boys.

Fished for 4 days, caught 57 fish between the girl and me (54 walleye, 3 jack) it's pretty sad when you catch that many walleyes and cannot keep 1!! I'm all for protecting the fish, but being able to have one or two for dinner would be nice!!

Fished all day caught 20 walleye, no keepers. Not biting that good yet.

74 cm jack oh ya

Sorry I mean north for the second campground

Calhoun bay on the east and there is one on the west

Is there a camp ground near b the lake?

@fisherman1113 Five of diamonds and just a green and yellow crank bait. Good luck

Lot's of walleye
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What were you using????

Went out for 3hrs today. 2 eyes and 4 jack. None were of size but a great time anyways!

I would lIke to take the kids to this lake to catch a few eyes, just wandering what end of the lake wood be the best, camped at the north end campsite last September and had next to no Luck, thanks

Good job walleye king we caught over 65 eyes between two boats.Didnt manage to get one keeper never mind limits.Better check your 50 cm messurements.

Hey Walleye king, where did you find the perch? I caught one 12 incher last year and would like to get back on them....

Three jack nice size
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Awsome day lots of action well over 30 eyes really had to work for are keepers.. Found the secret of the perch and come out with are limits.. Was nice to see that there's still fish in there after being netted

Just a note to all a reminder that the limit is still 1 walleye but the length is now over 50 cm this site has not been updated yet

Was there on may 21....Only 2 small jack

Good sized jack
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6 walleye
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Went out today and caught 4 jack and 9 walleye

Don't mean to be discouraging. But when these issues come up in conversation or forum having at least some of the facts and realities helps everyone shed light on a unsustainable practice( netting ) that needs to be banned from inland Alberta lakes. Lets not forget we still live in one of the best places in the world to fish but we will have to fight to keep it that way

Pretty discouraging news from all you folks. Kind of disturbing news to me and my young sons. I really hope things change with commercial fishing restrictions cause it may cause my kids to lose interest and what a shame that would be!

I am not a commercial fisherman and never agreed with it either. But if u do your research the people that do it legally have restrictions on depth and where on the lake they can net. In the end very few walleye actually get caught. I went out the last two years cause I live on the lake and during the pull, out of 300 whitefish caught there was maybe 2 walleye in 10-15 different nets. I go to northern sask every year fishing and the owner of the lodge encourages commercial fishing because the whitefish eat walleye eggs. He also said other lakes in the area were ruined when they stopped netting because of the whites. I think controlled netting is good for the lake but they've got to do something with the poachers

Good pike with crank baits
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Nice pike here, used jerkbaits
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What the heck are these guys thinking, there is more than enough work in this province and they are destroying these lakes for what!!!!! A few extra dollars , this is part of the reason the fish limits have gone down lately, I have young boys and I want them and future generations to enjoys these wonderful lake, just venting a bit because the fishing was terrible again this weekend

So the Comercial guys netted/ poached / and sold a bunch of whitefish in pigeon ... Same thing going on here at buck I'm sure. 3.5 yrs to prosecute! Wow we will be out of fish in our lakes at that rate and my kids won't now what it's like to have a good day of fishing. I recently listened to a very experienced elderly gentleman who has been on buck for 60 yrs - he offered a dated 10 yr journal of every fish he caught with length/ time of day and species to Fish and wildlife at the buck lake meeting and was declined !!! Told it wasn't scientific enough- unreal. He also imparted to me a day in the spring where he collected two 5 gallon buckets ( in one hour)of lead net weights with his waders that had snapped off the nets from January- this has to change guys - weigh in here and comment

Went for the day had 1 bite. Tried all kinds of bait. No luck disappointing day

Anyone catching burbot out there?

Fishing sucked was on the lake all day and nothing.....something has to be done about this commercial fishing a smaller lake like buck should never be aloud to commercial fish....way to delicate of an eco system

Caught 3 good size jacks in 2days nothing else
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Where are the hot spots for Perch on this lake? Caught one while fishing for Walleye but thats it

Fishing sucks as usual after they net the he'll out of the lake in the beginning of jan !! Did well before and crappy after ...you do the math... Somehow fish and wildlife in their infinite wisdom this year is going to put tags for recreational walleye fisherman who can measure every fish we catch, but are continuing to allow gill netting every year on this lake.- who's getting paid off and how much power does the gill netting lobby group have with the government.... Signed disgruntled resident.

Any good walleye action this year?

Ice was about 24" thick. Fished numerous spots in various depths, caught a few small pike. Didnt see any action on the camera! Pretty slow..

How about coal lake? How is the ice and the fishing ?

16-18in

How thick is the ice

Where on buck lake can you catch those jumbo perch?

Big drop of from 4 feet of water to 23 feet of water within the length of a small boat. Good walley
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Any Ice thickness updates??

Caught 35 fish over 2.5 days between 2 of us. 2 legal jacks and about 6 or 7 keeper walleyes (quit measuring once we had our limit) Tried for Perch but could not get them. Help?

@ drew we have caught Perch this year and we used Buck Lake Shiners or worms. I have been fishing Buck for the past 20 years and this year by far has been the best! Best time of the day is early morning till noon then it shuts right down. Then again in the evening is best.

Went to give the kids a chance at catching some Perch and hopefully limit out on Walleye, got skunked on both counts........Saw alot of boats huddled together but did not want to rush in and try our luck, so we hung out about 30-50 yards away. Would like to know what type of bait to use there as to help the 3YO catch Perch and have fun like I did at his age. Am hoping to get up there again this weekend to try it out again.

Limited out between 4 & 5 of us.

Going to fish their tonight and wondering if it's good to fish off the dock

hey clifford no disrespect but bein from ontario i get kinda razzled buy people in alberta calling a walleye a pickeral...a pickeral is like a northern pike, and a muskie they all in the same family...you dont have pikeral in alberta..we have them back in ontario..just wanted to let you know bud.. happy fishing

Couple walleye, a few jack.. Not much alge... Made for a good day

Fishing was good august long. Caught a few keeper picks, lots of small ones, one perch and lots of jacks. Mostly trolling but jiggin with leeches worked well too

Fishing was decent only walleye caught about 15 in 5 hours might return

More like three and a half stars. Caught some nice pike and small walleye. The lake is not that clean compared to other lakes around the area

Any perch?

Very slow! No walleye. 2 Small Pike all day!!

Great lake, I drive from edmonton to fish there. Have never been skunked. always take home my limit in walleye..and acouple pike if that's your thing...reliable fun fishing lake.f

Could only fish a few hrs over the past few days because of all the rain. Caught fish every 20 minutes or so but most of them on the small side as we only kept 1 Wally between 3 of us.

Went here May long, caught 11 fish, all small jack and wallys.... Kept one nice size Wally. Will be back again.

I have never fished buck lake, I heard there is a derby there this coming weekend of feb 26? Does anyone know anything about it?

Spent whole day got 2 bites no fish have to go middle of lake not south part of lake great lake for summer

Ice was around 18" every hole we drilled. No bites or anything on the camera. Walked on as we didn't know where the boat launches were!! This app points those out their location.

Ice is plenty good. Fishing is very slow

Any ice thickness updates?