Ice Out on Canada Lake Earliest Known

ce has melted from southern Lake Winnipeg earlier than any time in memory following months of unusual warmth in central Canada, the CBC News website said on Monday. Robert Kristjanson, member of a Manitoba family that has been fishing commercially for more than 120 years said, “in my time I have never seen it as [...]

Province issues notice to remove ice shacks from frozen waterways due to warm weather

Ice fishers in southern and central Manitoba are urged to remove ice shacks from the province’s lakes and rivers as soon as possible. Manitoba Conservation said the warm temperatures have caused unsafe conditions on the ice, and they are deteriorating faster than normal. The province has asked anyone venturing out on the ice to be [...]

Mild Weather Cuts Ice Fishing Season Short in Manitoba

Anglers are being encouraged to remove their fishing shacks from lakes and rivers in Manitoba. The province advised Thursday that all shacks should be removed from the ice in southern and central Manitoba as soon as possible, as long as it’s safe to do so. Normally shacks can remain until March 31, but mild temperatures [...]

27 people rescued while ice fishing on Ontario lake

Canadian rescuers on Friday saved a group of 26 who were trapped drifting on an ice patch where they had been fishing on a large Ontario lake, officials said. The ice-fishing enthusiasts were trapped on the two kilometer (1.2 mile) long breakaway piece of ice after it cut off from the mainland in strong winds, [...]

Date to Remove Ice Fishing Shelters is Fast Approaching in Northern MN

  If you have a fish house or dark house on one of the many lakes of Northern Minnesota you have to take it down soon. According to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, ice-fishing shelters must be removed from waters in the northern half of Minnesota by midnight on March 19. Removal dates are [...]

Ice Fishing in Canada

Wintertime in Canada usually means a slow down in fishing related activities.  You might decide to go to one of the few outdoor shows to help you get through cabin fever,  or if you are a fly fisherman/tyer you might decide to replenish your empty fly box, or you can head out for the hardwater season [...]

Manitoba Offers Free Family Ice Fishing This Weekend

Manitobans and visitors to the province will be able to enjoy ice fishing without needing a Manitoba fishing licence during the second annual winter Family Fishing Weekend from Feb. 18 to 20, Conservation and Water Stewardship Minister Gord Mackintosh announced today. “After the success of last year’s first family fishing weekend, we want to continue [...]

Anglers few and far between

Ron Willoughby of River Hills is a lonely man these days. That’s because his is the only ice fishing shack in front of the La Verendrye Boat Launch in Lac du Bonnet. “I’ve been out fishing a couple of times. My son’s been out about five times,” Willoughby says. “The ice is about 12 inches [...]

Go ice fishing on Canadian rail tours

Visitors to Banff National Park on the Canadian Rockies train can experience ice fishing at nearby Spray Lake, just south of Canmore. Banff Fishing Unlimited (BFU) takes tourists out to one of their heated huts for an unequalled winter experience. The lake, which is located high in the Canadian Rockies, usually stays frozen from December [...]

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