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Ironside Pond, Mitchell Lake and Beaver Lake

Ray — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 00:20:13 +0000

Been at the cabin here at Gull Lake for a few days now. Not sure which parts of this lake would be best for fishing – and with the size, I don’t think I’ll be cruising across it in the pontoon boat! Definitely been tempted though – supposed to be pike, walleye, and whitefish here.

So I drove the other morning to Ironside Pond. It was nice drive through Rocky Mtn. House down towards Caroline.

Upon getting there however, the road was gated closed. I had look at Mithchell Lake, which is directly south of the Ironside Pond turnoff. You drive through a cow pasture, and then down into a little valley. The lake is very small – definitely looked fishable, but not too exciting to spend an entire day at. So I ended up contuing my way south on 22, then headed a 5km east towards Caroline, where the Burnstick lake turnoff is. Headed up south again here, and went to Beaver Lake.

I was the only one there as I began putting the pontoon boat together. The fishing was slow (which I was kind of expecting), but I did bring three to the boat – ranging in size between 12 and 15″. I ended up heading back to Gull Lake after fishing for about 4 or 5 hours.

Figure Eight and Swan Lake

Ray — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:32:05 +0000

Returned last Friday from our week long fishihng trip to Figure Eight (near Peace River), and Swan Lake (near Valleyview). Had awesome weather – a couple evening showers at the start of the trip, and then after we got to Swan Lake, we ran into afternoon and evening storms that impacted the amount of time on the water. I’ve added some pictures from the annual spring fishing trip! – check them out – just click on the picture at the left!

Open water

Ray — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:09:14 +0000

Went for a drive to a couple local lakes with Shan yesterday, and actually found one spot had a fair bit of open water. The aerator was still running, and provided that the wind doesn’t pick up too significantly and blow a pile of ice in towards the dock, it should be okay this weekend!

We are so anxious to get the new pontoon boats wet – I set mine up in the living room just to practice the setup, and try and figure out where I want my rod holder and sonar mounted.