MANITOBA
Variable temperatures are making things a bit more interesting than normal. Some days recently in January above zero, causing even more slush on the ice. Luckily some cold nights have followed, providing some needed relief for those trying to get on the ice.
One of the more interesting stories to be told in this fishing report are the number of Channel Catfish being caught on the Red River. This is something that has always interested me since the video I saw with James Lindner and crew targeting channel catfish a few years back through the ice. Jim has probably caught more catfish through the ice than anyone else in North America. I caught up with Jim after he released a new Angling Buzz video.
Still lots of nice walleye being caught in Lake Winnipeg as the ice fishing season heats up. There are also some smallmouth bass being recorded on the Manitoba Master Angler website.
Check out this MA caught by Keenan Daneault in the Whiteshell Provincial Park.
NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO
Jay Siemens has been busy releasing new videos. Jay does a series called The Canadian Angler. Jay and Sean McAughey from Crow Rock Lodge head out ice fishing on the Lake of the Woods, Ontario to see how many species of fish they can catch through the ice in one day.
SASKATCHEWAN
Cody Breton calls himself the Saskatchewan Fisher. He has a pretty substantial following on his social media and does a variety of interesting videos on his angling adventures in the province. You can find Cody on his webpage http://www.saskfisher.com.
Here is his latest video as he and his dog head out on Lake Diefenbaker for some walleye.
Ice conditions are decent in most parts of the province but check with your contacts before you head out
ALBERTA
Ice conditions in the northern part of Alberta are terrible. Dave Shmyr, who has written for Hooked for years moved back from Vancouver Island to the his home in northern Alberta this fall to work. He says the conditions are probably the worst he has ever seen.
Almost 30 inches of snow down to an inch or two of ice, then 10 inches of flood water on top of ten inches of ice. This is an ice fishermen’s nightmare, the haunting word “Flood Ice.”
