Has Lake Winnipeg had a record setting thaw?

On April 2nd, 2010, ice mountains were roaring up the shores of the Lake Winnipeg threatening to destroy cottages and homes situated on its banks. This year fishers were urged to remove ice-fishing shacks early, by March 15th, from Lake Winnipeg and the Red River Basin by Water Stewardship so they didn’t sink. This may [...]

Outdoors: Lake still offers nice fishing shot

With the inland game fish season now closed, die-hard walleye anglers don’t have a lot of options to fish between now and opening day in May. But many of them find a cure for their walleye addiction by heading north along the Minnesota/Canada border, specifically Lake of the Woods, where the walleye season remains open [...]

Icy Lines in Manitoba

In Manitoba – there are still large areas by the Manitoba lakes – with areas of frigid temperature and lots and lots of snow and ice.  Its still ice fishing weather out there – that is until a real spring thaw thaws out that winter ice till the ice is not safe to travel on.  [...]

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