Aug.6.

Hi Champ, Thanks for the update. What is the water level now. It was way low while I were there last time.

Went out on July 29th. Caught 4 pike and 1 walleye on out boat aswell as released an additonal 5. Temperatures were hot that day but we found the morning we were pretty succesful and then come noon and lunch it slowed down alot.

Fished today, marked a fair amount of fish nearshore (15ft of water). Water level is pretty low, the islands are not covered. Water was still cold (46 Ferinheight), completely ice free, and only landed a couple of pike.

FIshed today completely ice-free, as expected. Water is still pretty cool 46 Ferinheight. Marked fair amount of fish nearshore (15ft of water) but only caught pike.

No more bait allowed at PC, but I'll give it a shot anyway--maybe with a drift net and some dynamite. Ice was off at this time last year. Anyone know if it's starting to come off yet this year?

Spent a few hours 200m from the boat launch. Ice was at least 20 inches thick. Very little action at 16 ft depth.

Was out today from 7 till 730. Marked a ton of fish on the sonar, there are some hogs down there but as to what they are no clue. Caught 3 walleye, bite was super slow till the wind came up, caught in around 10 minutes trolling 3oz weight/crawler harness and leech, dead after that as well as dead all morning. Boat launch is a mess muck and the concrete pads are fubar, water is super low and murky.

Can anyone tell me how high the lake is and if the boat docks are in yet? Thx

Thanks SkGold2. Appreciate your help

Yes, the ice is off.

Anyone been at Pine Coulee lately. Would like to know that the Ice is off. Thanks and appreciate the update.

Been here for 4hrs and not even a bite. Anyone catching burbs here anymore?

Fished at 30 feet and 16 feet off boat launch between 3:30 and 6:00 pm. Nothing.

Ice Report: 19 in
Off boat launch

i didnt think u were allowed to keep walleye

Been down 4 times and harvested my limit of 12 inch plus each time. Sonar flasher was a great investment. Moving dropper jig rig and worm at different depths.

anyone catching anything lately it seems when i check out other lakes they r slow as well

9 inches of ice just southwest of bridge, though open water directly under the bridge. Saw a few fish on sonar but no bites.

Went down around 8 pm at night, to camp on lake. Boat launch has about 1 inch of clear ice. Heard probably 1000 geese on south end of lake Take off so it's open.

Is there ice on the lake yet or can I still get a small inflatable zodiac on the lake for trolling anyone let me know thanks

Caught 13 wallies and 4 pike

Under the bridge
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Good day caught 3 Walleye 2 at the bridge and 1 south of the bridge on the west bank

Went with Rascal again. Fished by 527 bridge on west side. Not one bite in 5 hours. Getting fished out plus quite a south wind blowing up silt and weeds.

Went out on June 9 2020 with buddy and we caught 3 pike and 1 walleye

Was out there on 16 May. Got there wrong noon. Had a a few bites in first half hour but nothing thereafter. Another couple was also fishing but they also got nothing.

yes the lake is free of ice. we got 3 pike. 1 walleye. shore fishing. boats were out kid's were jumping off bridge. water is 10 to 15 feet higher. lost 1 pike and another mystery fish. we as a group spent 10 hours there

anyone know if lake is still frozen?

Did anone been there is there still ice or you can fish now?

They added some rainbows here a few years back aperently they're growing huge anyone catch any?

Spent 9 hours out there yesterday fished a dozen spots from 5 - 46 FOW yesterday and didn't mark a single fish. Is there any fish left in here? Am I just that bad at fishing I can't even mark one on my sonar...? Was the only person on the lake from 10 - 2. Stayed till sunset and realized I didn't have any lights to stay longer. Solid 16" of black ice south of boat ramp all the way out to island. Drove out on the ice and had some gnarly cracking decided it wasn't worth it and drive back to boat ramp and hauled everything out. Stay safe out there people, wash your hand regularly and find lakes no one else is on. Tight lines! Also anyone looking for a good cheap sonar, the Lowrance hook 2 4x all season bundle is the tits. Super sensitive and user friendly. Install 4 screws on the Mount and plug in 2 wires to battery and it's good to go for ice fishing. Comes with everything you need for winter and summer

That is probably the last burnout left in that lake and yes the pike walleye and harbor were all stocked in there years ago

20-24 inches far north west side, open water and lots of room to cast out some moving baits north side of bridge. No bites on a blade bait, rattle bait or a snap rap. Found a burbot on the shores though? Anyone confirm if burbot have been introduced here?

open water under the bridge.

no bites but great to be out of the city

19 inches of ice at boat launch and 1000 yards past to the north of boat launch

Ice Report: 13 in
South of the launch

What's ice fishing been like??

There is decent shore fishing you just have to know where the few pike and walleye are

Is there reasonable shore fishing or am I a dreamer????

Pine Coulee Reservoir or Chain Lakes Reservoir for more action?

I heard the lake was low

The dock wasn7

FISHON988 what lure/ bait were you using?

22inche rainbow
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Is the dock out yet?

since they lifted the catch and release limit at PCR the fishing has been horrible in my opinion.... used to catch 50 plus in an afternoon now we're lucky to catch 1 or 2....

LMAO... Sorry but just saw a photo of a 20inch or larger trout caught there. Nice try. lol

Very low water, no fish only ducks

Ice is gone.

hi guys, is there ice still?? planning for a fishing date. Thanks

Anybody know if there is ice still, and if it's just in the middle? Looking to put a boat on the water.

K thanks

Not good at all. Was out taking a look on the weekend on Saturday. The ice was dark and lots of water around the shore. I did not even attempt to see how thick the ice was.

How's the ice

Went out Saturday evening and only one bite. Used to be such a good lake it's a shame

16-18 inches thick at the southwest boat launch. Very slow fishing with one small pike caught and no sign of walleye or trout using worm and smelt. Fish and wildlife was around checking licenses on a skidoo and said daily trout limits are 5.

Ice Report: 4 in
4" out from boat launch

Hi everyone, any updates? Pike/walleye? What were you catching on? Not looking for special spots. Just curious what you were catching on/and or fishing from shore? Thanks

the walleye are spawning caught 6” ones this year. The reason they are not growing is no food, our fishery’s decided not to put perch in as they are the natural food for both walleye and pike, now the pike and walleye are eating each other. Maybe when they put some 6” trout there may be food

The walleye are spawning caught some 6

fished last week in 30 plus temperatures and caught 30 fish including a six lb rainbow the rest all walleye between 15 to 17 inches

I hear ya Baldy,not fun the Lake was poorly managed from the start!!.i been getting a few Walleye North of bridge off shore,,however the lake is a shell of what it used to,hard to believe it was cleaned out in one open water season,,used to be so much fun

Went yeasterday, landed one pike and had three bites, trolled the majority of the lake, most fish which we did find on the fish finder were between 10-14 ft deep. Fish were very few. Very poor fishing. Don't waste your time until our so called fish management tries to introduce a species in a lake that had no business introducing, and they have dvistated a once good fishing lake.

Spent 4 hours and never had a bite. Must have been 20 guys out fishing and one small pike between them all. Not what I had hoped for.

Spent 4 hours and never had a bite. Must have been 20 guys out fishing and one small pike between them all. Not what I had hoped for.

You can't blame them. That's what fisheries management wants is for it to be fished out. Might as well get your hands on some before their all gone. They were gonna die of old age anyway. For some reason the walleye in this lake are all small but old. never grew big in this water body like they do in a lot of the others down south. Not sure how a 16 year old walleye taste anyway.

use to take my children there and they'd have a blast. Now its a bunch of old men with coolers poaching every last walleye they can get their hands on. Can't stand that site

For all of us who have fond memories of Walleye fishing at PC< where u could catch 50 from the dock in 2 hours ,do not feel too guilty for man kinds instinct to be greedy however lets look at the facts of the SRD for another poorly managed fishery that went backwards as a slot size harvest would have been a better tool than feast or famine strategy that the so called EDUCATED Biologists decided to put in place in 2017.!!!!

Spoke to wildlife officer yesterday. Walleye are emptied for the most part now (as of May 2018 survey). Rainbow trout will were introduced in october but only 2000. Expecting to introduce 10,000 in early October of 2018.

k

Awesome fishing 20 eyes in 4 hours

Were fishing off the shore or in a boat?

2 years ago it was non stop action,now with 1.35/l,for fuel go to Costco they have all the legal Walleye ya want without spending a 100$ on gas for no walleye,i guess the big harvest year showed that lake could never sustain harvest in the first place.

Aha. Correct. Still, I suspect not a lot of walleye left....

They want the predators gone to make it another stocked trout lake. Same refs it had on it last year

Think you need to look again if it had a dot it would have a size limit since it doesn't state size limit it is just 3 fish any size. As stated in the first line on page 32 where it has the legend.

Nope. It's 3 walleyes over 50 cm. Have another look.

The only black dot is for open all year( only default reg at the lake Your reading it wrong it's says 3 walleye and 3 pike .. THAT MEANS ANY SIZE. If there was a black dot it would be 3 OVER 50

Looks right to me.

looks like it's 3 walleye over 50cm. this year. that black dot is on the 50cm 3 walleye column. or am I reading it wrong. it's still 3 walleye

22" rainbow and a handful of Pike one was 29"

Anyone catching Walleye

are the docks out yet and are you allowed to fish on them? Also is the trout biting?

I could tell ya but you’d never learn that way, well that and if you believe someone on the internet your a idiot. Easy answer is... wait for it... Read the FN regulations.

What is the limit for 2018?

Visited lake today. All ice is gone, no bites in 7 hours. Used minnows, worms, power-bait, corn, rapalas, and spoons. Nothing seemed to bite.

Hi, is there anybody just resently visited the Lake. Is all the ice gone? Thanks for the info.

Open water around 10 feet of shore all around and under the bridge ice is about 10%u201D thick I give it a week should be open by next weekend provided the gate is unlocked !

Covered with ice at least two more weeks of melting

Anyone seen this lake today ? Was hoping to try it out tomorrow

No

Is the ice gone? Cause I am planning to come this week end. Thanks.

Yeah. Seven of' em. Nonreproducing. Just what we need: Chain Lakes, the Sequel. Sayonara Pine Coulee.

Rainbow trout is stocked October 2017

Ice Report: 20 in
Just south of the hwy 527 bridge

How's the action and what's working for pike these days?

3 feet

how thick is the ice ?

Fishing was slow on Wednesday. They have closed the gates at the boat launch. I assume this is due to some spots only being 8 inches deep Near the dam and bridge. Drilled 30 holes most ice is 12 to 14 inches . Spent the day and got one eye and a few jack. Waters a bit green and visibility is maybe 8 feet.

Any update on ice or fishing? Thinking about heading there tomorrow. Any updates would be much appreciated!

How's the ice out there? Hope the frigid blast put some solid ice down.

Anyone catching ling ?

My friends went out too pine Coulee and both guys caught there limit on walleye in the five hours that they were there and they were all nice sizes

My buddy and I went today and there is no fish dead lake. Two sonars dont lie. 15-27 FOW.

Is it even worth driving out there anymore or a waste of fuel?

Is that the plan for Pine Coulee? To stock with Tiger Trout? If so, forget about Pine Coulee. The poachers will empty the rez of fingerlings every year and we'll all be pining for the bygone days of Walleye glory.

Spent most of friday there. NO FISH! Not gonna go back for a couple years let the new tiger trout grow nice and big.

I was there December 10 and they’re still a lot of open water

went out two weekends ago. 1" of ice from north end of lake to bridge. no ice after that. No fish

Eric thx but do you know what species of trout??

I spoke to an angler ans apparently, after its been fished out, they are introducing trout there.

Anyone know if pine coulee is ready for ice fishing yet??

what is being stocked after the walleyes, pike and burbots are cleaned out

half the lake is frozen. fished 5 hours, no fish

A Shore Fishing Marker was added for Pine Coulee Reservoir
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Never, they haven't closed a lake ever to fishing in my knowledge due to some algae...

just wondering how often is the lake (pine Coulee) closed due to the blue algae

Curious whether the water level has gone down significantly in the last couple of months. Anyone?

there is a blue green algae bloom in it

Caught two Pike today, beautiful out there and nice open water. Great easy boat launch! Was out for 3.5 hrs

Was out monday we got 4 walleye. Worms and minnows on a pickeral rig. Water is high. 1 pike most likely ripped hard it was a tug and a half my uncle said. Good day. 1 walleye by the spill way and 3 sw corner of bridge

A. I use minnows on a rig and let it sit for a while

Hey Big bass I hear a lot of people say they use minnows.

Hello how is everyone doing. When you use minnows do you use a pickle rig and let it sit on the bottom or use a jig head and keep casting and realing in? Thanks!

What are you guys using for walleye and pike

First time ever to PC so not to sure on the hot spots. We took the boat just on the North side of the bridge and had some pretty decent luck. 11 small walleye between 2 of us in about 3 hours. Not sure how this no size limit is going to work. We kept 2 over 16" and threw back 9 that were 14-16". I'm sure the next guy will keep the smaller ones. All in not a bad day of fishing.

is the dock out yet?

Caught 5 walleye all in the span of about 4 hours! Each walleye was about 3lbs 12-16 inches. Great afternoon! What a fun lake! Will definitely be back for more fishing! Good luck fellow anglers!!

were you fish by the bridge anyway thx for the info

Minnows candle lake one's. . Jig head and slip bobber. Shore fishing.

what bait or lure were you using

Caught a 40 cm walleye today East parking lot. Close to the corner. A couple was there earlier in the morning they had 3 walleye. My walleye was my 6 year olds daughter's first. I set the hook and handed her the rod .she had a blast

Thanks Zeus, gonna have to take your advice.

For all the people saying that walleye don't feed when they are spawning I think you might want to do more research. I've fished walleye my whole life and while they do slow down during spawning they can still be caught in good numbers. It's all about knowing the right techniques presentation to get them to strike. I went out today and caught my share of walleye and saw followers almost every time I reeled in a fish. So don't listen to these people saying they don't feed just do more research and learn the techniques and you will catch fish

Yup, spawning time walleye don't feed. Wait a week or two.

It's may though, shouldn't they at least be biting by now. Last year mid May it was a frenzy.

yo some walleye still spawning

Better off trying chain lakes. Lake is dead

Has all the ice cleared up here? Good to take the boat out?

no the regulatin is Open all year;Walleye limit 3 at no size limit and 3 pikes and maybe 10 burbots bait allowed

Do you need a permit for the Walleye at Coulee?

Caught 3 small pike today.

So much for Pine Coulee Reservoir. Thanks for posting.

I emailed the govt as I wanted to know what is going on with this lake and the whole fishing out the walleye thing. I thought I'd share the response I got. : Following multiple years of sampling walleye (young and mature walleye) at Pine Coulee Reservoir, data has shown that there is no population level recruitment into this population and that walleye growth rates are very low when compared to other Alberta walleye populations. There is no expectation that Pine Coulee Reservoir could be managed to support walleye sustainably. To allow opportunity for harvest of these walleye and in recognition of the limitations on this population, the regulation has been changed to 3 Walleye of any size. The intention is to move to a stocked fishery objective following depletion of walleye with the species yet to be determined. Thank you.

APRIL 22, lots of anglers, on the shores and on boats, no fish caught at all

Not much for hazards in lake. The few bays can get shallow quick. I don't think there is too much to worry about. A lot of people have their ski boats out there in the summer so probably pretty safe. Lots of weeds mid summer though.

Have never fished here before. I was wondering if anyone can tell me of any hazards in the water. I wrecked my last prop at crawling valley. Thanks!

I was out first thing this morning. Lots of fish on radar! But no bites, nibbles, nothing! No matter what I presented!

From our experience last summer each time out we had over 100 fish on 5 plus occasions. Bucktail jigs, worm harness and smelt on pickerel rigs. You'll have to work for thr fish and get creative with presentations. The small bay is great for Pike end of April and early may. Good luck and go fishing

bignetting is for testing for invasives species like goldfish and carp

I believe so yes.. Going tomorrow

Is all the ice gone yet for a boat ??

What are the fishing hours at pine coul

I cant conform "who's or what for" the netting was , it was set up along the North West area of the Bridge and about 50 Feet from shore, it was set up in a fair seize to collect the most of what ever they were collecting.

The ways of Fish and Wildlife are mysterious. Thanks.

Likely netting to study the fish populations before the recent big regulation changes I would suspect.

Big netting? Sounds odd. Did it look like someone was simply trying to poach?

The lake now has a 3 walleye any size and pike limit now so nobody's catching and releasing. Get your walleye now before it's only tiny rainbows...

Love Pine coulee Reservoir for walleye fishing , but I must agree in the decrease in the catch. me and my fishing buds used to pull up about 80 wallys in a day about 5 years ago, last year we pull up maybe 25. please release your walleyes..._CATCH AND RELEASE only....._we did notice tho last year there was a big netting set up North of the bridge, I'm curious to see how many Walleyes we'll catch this year...

Spawning plays a small role in the slow action, Water temps are the big factor. Go small and slow...

I was at Bass Pro Shop today everyone is out there but not many fish. Wardens out there but during the spawn walleye don't bite so it will be slow

The good thing is that the lake is open, if you want to take the boat out and try your gear. Yes too early for good fishing and low water but the boat launch ramp is very long. Dock won't be out for a while. Enough water to go under the bridge and explore north.

so may is the best fishing time for eyes \

Yout a smart guy...You should consider the idea and what's all about not the Gramma. Smarten up

Which proves -- once and for all -- that fishermen will never be grammarians.

Everyone is saying that the lake is dead . What none of you know is that every other lake is close because is the spawning time for them (walleye). Give it another month and they will eat like crazy and read a bit about the species you fish for. Cheers

Fished for about 2 1/2 hours this morning, cold and wet. Very slow even around the bridge which is usually very productive. Had one huge take which actually broke my line so beware the fish with a wobbly lure in its mouth. Water levels are VERY low, no more that 30 feet in the middle.

no ones the res is fished out they are stocking trout

Nope, just trout.

are they still stocking it with walleye

There still are some walleye there, but they're small and unappealing. Also not many pike and no burbot (or maybe one or two...)

The survey they put out said that the walleye there were stocked and are a few years away from dying of old age and they don't reproduce much so they'll all be gone soon anyway so might as well catch them to eat them so they can stock it with one of the triploid trout species.

Anymore info then "lakes dead"???

I am confused people used to say they caught like over 50 eyes and in 2017 the lake seems to be dead? please help me

guest where were you fishing

Lakes dead, go home people.

WHAT IS THE BEST BAIT THERE WHILE SHORE FISHING

How is the fishing in pcr

Does anyone know what the water levels are like? I would love to launch a boat on Sunday!

No tags needed

http://www.albertaregulations.ca/fishingregs/es1.html https://www.albertarelm.com/cr/2017_WalleyeDraws_Pamphlet.pdf

Pine Coulee Walleyes have gone down significantly 10:1 in the last few years in size and in number hence the failure in stocking it with Walleyes. Hopefully the Pikes got fatter but from my experience so far just in numbers of Pike.

Have you guys heard that they are opening this like up for a 3 walleye limit? There is some confusion as to whether a walleye tag is needed..can anyone clarify?

Completely ice free, fishing very slow on Sunday morning.

Anybody know if pine coulee is ice free??

Any recent ice reports?

Ice was good 12-18"...fishing was very slow

Ice Report: 14 in
I highly recommend that no one drives on the ice. It is very soft, the auger went through the ice like a hot knife through butter.

Was out Sunday Feb 12, 2017 with 3 friends and got skunked. Not even a sign on the fish finder

Well, tried Pine Coulee again on Saturday Jan 21. Skunked for the first time in AB (13 years). Finally went to the boat launch area instead of the bridge...driving on the ice was the excitement of the day...which is pretty sad.

I agree gave it another shot Sunday. One walleye landed in 5 hours. Only positive was ice is thick enough to drive on and pack up in a hurry.

What's happened to this lake? Steady decline in walleye bite production over the past 3 years. Used to be nothing to land 30 fish through the ice in a few hours near the bridge. Was out Dec 31st 3 bites all day - only positive was that they were all landed.

Been out twice and both times very slow and no fish landed. This waa by the boat launch

Hi anyone found a good walleye spot in the winter??

I plan on going there next week ice fishing ! Will be targeting pike and walleye, any tips, lures or advice ?

First lake to skunk me in a very long time.....

Very slow but there was a few bites, didn't land tho, just quick strike's and gone. They are there tho.

tyler...any bites out there?.

7:24am by highway 524 bridge by parking lot 7" of ice about 20ft out from shire

Is there people out today? I was going to come out from Calgary tomorrow.

Ice Report: 6 in
At the bridge and 4" at the south end

Ice Report: 2 in
Soft ice

How's the water level for getting a boat in. Thx in advance.

Over 30 fish in 6 he
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Didn't fish it today but water is very low. Dock is out of the water.

🔥🔥🔥 walleyes on deck!!

7 eyes and two jacks (70cm and 90cm) in 1.5 hours from shore, just south of the bridge

Lots of walleye
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Quantity over quality. Caught 101 walleye, all in the 14-17" range, in 4.5 hrs this morning from my float tube. 15 fow using jig and 1/2 minnow. It was wild and monotonous.

Shore fish here. Walleye, use bottom bouncer.
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Pretty fun day, lots of bites and caught and released a dozen walleye. Seemed to bite more when it was cloudy out.

Lots of action off the dock
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Caught several walleye in the am and afternoon using minnows. Lake is lowest I've seen it.

Fished near the bridge for about 2 hours today. Hooked up with about 7 using smelts but only managed to bring two small walleye to shore. I did get to jealously watch as a fellow about 50 yards from me brought up a decent looking Pike

Good fishing off shore on the point.
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Hey, I'm fishing pine coulee saturday and i wanna ask what you think to catch fish what to use? and where like at the dock or ??

Had a great day. Me and the wife caught 8 walleyes each with minnows. Just on shore by the rock shoreline past the bend

Fished May 15th and got 12 pickeral. Hubby got 5 pickeral and 1 pike. Threw them all back. Lots of fun though.

Fished here yesterday Fromm 1100hr to 1300. Water was very low and turbid; too windy to put the canoe in, so fished from the dock. Ran through all the usual spoons and spinners. Landed one walleye and one pike with an orange kit-a-mat spoon by Gibbs. Had 1 nibble and half a doz trailers to the dock, but was otherwise slow. Boat launch is solid.

Too bad the lake is closed until May 14,2016.

Boat launch is fine but the dock is not out yet. I was out the last 2 weekends.

Hey, does anyone know if the water level is good for the boat launch ? Thx

Just spent 3 hours walking all around the bridge and shore and not a single bite tried everything from black and orange spinnerbait to rapalas seems nothing works

Ice Report: 1 in
Lake is open. No ice at all.

Just curious is there any open water around the bridge or anywhere else

Was out on Saturday Feb. 20 fished from 09:00 to 1:00pm not a single bite. There were six of us out, max lines in. Saw a few fish on the vexilar but that was it. Super windy out. The ice measured 12 inches consistently but was spongy at the shore line edges. Didn't see anyone else out there other than our group.

Anybody been here lately?? Ice thickness or pool depth??

Was at the boat launch today from 1000 - 1400 without a single bite! Wind gusts made it almost impossible to use a shelter. Guys who were fishing near the bridge said they had nothing all day either. Ice was 15"

Bites were slow but the ice is fine if your not near the bridge. There's open water there

With the warm weather in Alberta, is the ice still safe to go on?

Caught 57 walleye befor noon great day
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Ice Report: 15 in
North west side of the bridge

Thanks Bribart!

Fished the bridge Sunday morning - no luck. Only saw one lonely Walleye on the cam. Tried the boat launch in the afternoon - no luck again. Lots of vehicles on the ice. First time here, wasn't too sure where to go to catch anything.

Anybody getting any action at the bridge?

Spent 6 hours other day, landed one walleye missed a couple. No fish activity until after 830pm. Was south of launch. Seems slow so far this season

Out there last Thursday for 5 hours. 1 walleye. Some on the flasher. 12" of ice 65yds off the boat launch.

Over 12" of ice, very slow fishing. Fish on flasher but not biting. 5 hours 1 walleye

11" with tape measure 75 metres from launch.

Ice Report: 12 in

Pine coulee ice thickness about 6" yesterday

10 burbs

Whats the limit for Burbs here as they are not mentioned in the regs

Was there yesterday and there was still open water. Went to chain and filled the cooler in two hours.

Went out yesterday & there is virtually no ice.

i went yesterday and 5-6" ice @ the north end...water showing and big cracks near the bridge not a good time to walk in the ice.

November 29, 2015, ice thickness in pine coulee 4 inches near the bridge, so slow, bait used are smelts and minnows, better luck next time

out at chain lakes on sept 12 2015 caught 46 rainbow trouts with me and buddy excellent day will go back again

Caught 52 walleye & 1 very small pike in 4 hrs this morning from my float tube. Good steady bite all morning on jig/minnow.

caught 37 walleyes on sept 10 2015 from 8am to 12pm

Fish finder ringing like crazy (everything at 20-25ft) but no action. Algae is bad making for some real poor visibility. Tried trolling, jigging, and boat casting but came up snake-eyes on all counts. Nobody else out there seemed to be doing any better. Couple of cranky old boys on the dock going on about low oxygen in water and lousy fishing lately. A nice lake otherwise.

Lots of EYES today.

Heading out today to troll for some pike. Fingers crossed!

So I tried here a week or two ago with a friend. I trolled both sides of the lake from the boat launch to the bridge with not even 1 bite using husky jerks. Next time I try this lake it will for sure be with smelts jigging north of the bridge. Should have known mid summer the fish would be deep. Great launch and nice little power campground beside if your planning on doing a weekend trip. Nice lake, should have prepared a little better before I tried it out.

has anyone had success trolling for pike?

Went fishing on a Sunday. Fished between 8am to 2pm. Was biting all day. Caught about 40 walleyes between me and my buddy. Caught alot for the first 4 hrs and slowed down once it got hotter. Great place. Lots of boats out, making waves pushing our tiny raft away lol

JJJ Ya, if you can find a good drop off with a shelf 30 feet down. Best place for them.

Can you not keep any walleye this year?

Thanks a lot bigheaddoug. I appreciate it. do you use minnows to catch burbot?

YYC fish slayer can you read properly and be respectful to the children reading these posts please.

Burbot are good eating, just really ugly that's all.

@Jayjayjay Why the F**k would you want to keep 1?

Are you allowed keeping 10 burbot?

Hey are you guys using minnows to catch walleye?!

Is there a boat launch there?

35" pike wooooo

Caught 3 pike about 20" near weeds south of the docks

40 walleye today

caught 74 walleye on june 20 2015

Pulled out 26 in early June/ late May right beside the bridge with just basic float fishing along with minnows

It seems e fish in this lake are more attracted to live bait, trolled the south west shore in 10-30ft water and not a nibble.

Awsome night in pine coulee 27°c 20 walley and a 12 pound pike

caught 76 walleye on june 6 2015

CAUGHT 76 WALLEYE ON JUNE 6 2015

26 from shore.

Caught 61 in about 4 hrs from my float tube; jig and live leeches & minnows; another good morning at PCR

Beautiful morning on the res, picked up some walleye on jigs and rapalas

The local regs are 0 walleye and 3 pike, otherwise it's the province wide regs that apply, so 10 burbot.

Did the regs change or are you still allowed to keep Burbot on Pine Coulee?

Went* At* Wow have another one!!!

11 tonight when with some buddies together we pulled in 25 in 3 hrs a dusk

Caught 29 walleye from my float tube; all in the 13-15 in range; jig and minnow; good fun

Only managed a couple walleye today, must be doing something wrong

25 fish in two hours. 1 to 2 lb walleye.

7 fish in 2.5 hrs woooo

We just left, not one bite! Other people were having luck closer to the bridge but we didn't get a darn thing

15 walleye in about 6 hours
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Yeah sure! I emailed you, paul12paul21@outlook.com right?

My spelling is worst on my last massage Specially cause I don't read my self back before pressing submit :(

Ya not looking good at all. And my son will not enjoy has well . Has he like to look around and fun funy rocks more then fish. It's part of the fun right . Paul12paul21 at outlook.com Will us be easier to message from a email?

Wow... Sorry about the crappy spelling! Autocorrect is not my friend

The weather report is looking pretty crappy for Fri and Sat! Not sure if we're going to make it those day now!! Looking more like a Sunday trip at this point. I can handle crapoy weather but my little girl, not so much!

You will catch fish there to for sure. It's probably 40 min from you . Deer foot till stavely . Don't turn to town , turn right and you will find pine Cooley . When will you know if you will make it Friday ? I could go help you catch fish.

We are just outside of Okotoks, not exactly sure how far away it is, have just been told that Pine Cooley is the place to go! I have Friday marked on my calendar as "opening day" lol! Not sure we'll make it that day but Sat for sure

Hey ladyfisher how are you? Just know then it dosnt open till next week at pin lake . But are you far from there? Cause about 20 min north Is clear lake . You will catch pike there for you're 5 years old to get tired of rolling them in !

Pickeral rig with a frozen minnow. Or slip bobber. Pretty tough to keep em off there!

For those of you who have fished here last spring/summer, what bait works best? I am new to Alberta, have only been here about a year and a half, I haven't had near the luck fishing out here that I am accustomed to back in Nova Scotia. Now... I am also used to fishing Bass which I know isn't possible here %uD83D%uDE14. Any hints/tips that anyone could provide would be much appreciated as my 5 yr old girl is getting as antsy as myself at our lack of catches! Thanks!

Ice is clear. Closed til may 15 though

Is the ice cleared on pine coulee, or the dock out

Sorry about your luck thursty but we caught 5 the next day!

Been on the northern tip since 430 pm until 8 only one bite. Used smelt and salted minnows. 14" of ice

Lots of open water by the bridge. Tried fishing the boat launch instead about 10-12 inches of ice, fished between 16-20 feet, not even a bite. Tried pickeral rigs, jig heads, even just a single hook all with minnows or smelt. Stayed from 5pm til 830pm. Anyone been catching any burbot or walleye? Because we sure aren't! I want to do an over night trip in my hut, but not if the fishing is that slow! 4th time there this ice season and only managed 2 walleye in a burbot... Painful!

How is the ice?

What part of the lake were you fishing slew?

Caught 3 more burbot. Going to go sleep in the civic. And pack up at daybreak.

Thanks. I went today and tonight. I agree ice is very poor. I left the civic on the shore. Slow today until about 6pm . So far got 3 burbot and landed 3 eyes. The eyes are small and look stunted. Lots of little nibbles.

I was there yesterday, slew. The ice is getting pretty weak, lots of water on top where I was(south end) we broke through near shore and watched some huge pieces start sinking. Unless we get a cold snap it's only going to get worse. We were still able to find some areas with safe(ish) ice, but it made targeting tricky. I definitely would not drive on the ice. And to top it all off it was a brutally slow day. Didn't see a fish, didn't get any bites. I would say try by the bridge if you go, but be really careful, the ice around the bridge will be getting pretty bad.

Looking at heading down this week for an all night burbot hunt. Looking for any updates on ice. I will be in the civic

4" of ice near bridge completely open underneath

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Hey guys I was wondering how the chinook has treated the lake? It has been in the double digits in claresholm so does anyone know how much alush there is on the lake?

Any one on ice by South Park today

Do you guys its safe enough to drive my toyota tundra 4x4 on it ?

Fished pcr yesterday from 2pm til about midnight. Only managed a couple walleye. No burbot. Tried just out from the bridge basically 20-30 feet of water. Using 3/8 Oz glow jig heads with smelt. Anyone have any advice for catching burbot here? I'm thinking next time I try down the south end by willow Creek anyone have much luck down there? I do pretty well for walleye and pike down there in open water, would love to get some burb though! Cheers!

How deep should I fish here? I am new to walleye this year. Thanks in advance.

Ice Report: 10 in
By the bridge

Tried fishing the south end on Dec. 6. Nothing. Big Chinook wind that day so maybe it was a factor? Didn't even see a fish. About 9 inches of ice.

Anyone been down to the pine lately? How's the fishing been?

asomw lake and scenery great walleye family fishing and lots of them, pike to twenty and burbot to 5 lbs,great recreational sport fishery for all.

Fished under the bridge. 5 hours caught 8 walleyes. No pike though.

Plenty "eye" action at the dock on Sat evening after 7. A little crowded but everyone was hooking them before sunset.

13 walleye between two rods from 12 to 3pm.... attack instantly on minnows..... no pike though fished off highway 527 under the bridge

25-30 ft water. Jigs with small smelt. 29 Walleye
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This is always a great place to take kids or friends who just want to catch fish. It's easy to catch 30-50 walleye in a few hours jigging using jig heads and minnows. Anchored down by the bridge or in weed beds with 12-18ft of water. Also there are some BIG pike lurking in there feasting on the walleye ;)

Was here on Aug 5th, around the south end. Lots of nibbles but failed to haul in. Looked like the action was up by the bridge. Nice launch.

First time here, not bad , caught 9 walleye , 1 pike . 7 hours. Very congested with pleasure boaters though.

27 fish in 8 hours, only thing better then the fish, was the weather

One tub on minnows today, stopped counting after 15.

40 walleye from 10am-330pm
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32 walleye between 3 people over 4 hours. Fun times had by all!

Caught 4 walleye today! From shore, near the middle bridge. The water was pretty dirty and shallow. Put together a little video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0sGtNYFXU8

@habfan lol are you aware of the mercury content in this lake? Even if they open it up, you can eat one, not me.

This is what happens when the government stock a lake full of walleyes but don't let you keep any, they get stunted then die of starvation. They would rather let them die off than let you eat one !!! E- mail the the minister and let them know what a great job they are doing !!!!

Ice Report: 28 in
Top 12" soft crystal ice, bottom 16 pretty solid still , walk on only

burbot is fished out. Too many people know about "the spot". and now all the walleye are dying of hunger

Was out on march 6 and fished from 5-9 pm. Tried 4 different spots on south end of lake and nothing. Used white jigs with minnow and just wallet rugs with minnows .

does anyone know where is the boat launch is at cross coulee going to try it this spring

Was out all day till 6:30pm Monday. Didn't mark but a few fish and only landed two. Seems pretty slow for a lake that's suppose to have a million walleye in it. Fished near the secondary highway half way up the res.

Does anybody know if the burbot are moving yet? Any feedback would be appreciated!

Does anyone know where theres good perch fishing

Does anyone know if there is anywhere in Calgary that sharpens auger blades

Was there Sunday. Managed 12. All walleye. Didn't look like anyone else was catching but me. I am ok with that. :p

Spent all day fishing at different depths. Started the day out at the boat launch and caught one small pike with no other bites. Moved into deeper water again with no luck and then moved again across the lake to a small inlet and again with no luck there either. Thought we would have had more action.

Anyone pulling out decent size burbs? Looking for a good spot

Hi Grimace18. I've only caught small walleye in a hole south of 527 maybe only 25' deep but no matter how slow I pulled them up their eyes and swim bladders were rupturing so stopped. The burbot did well there though right before spawning last year so make sure your tackle is appropriate and you keep an eye down the hole so you don't get walleye by-catch. A lot of people fish shallower near 527 for burbs too. Right near the bridge I've seen open water even on the coldest days so be very careful. Haven't been there this year yet so let me know how it goes if you make the trip and good luck!

16 inches of ice. A couple walleye over six hours. SE of boat launch. Underwater camera not showing much.

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Ice Report: 13 in
Punched holes at bridge on 527, all around 13". Slow fishing, 3 eyes in 2 hrs. Fished 34 to 21 feet, jig head and minnow. Fished south side of bridge closest to lookout point. Any suggestions for decent ice fishing on this lake? Please be aware of thinning ice as you near the bridge, noticeably less that 10" when I stopped

Ice Report: 15 in
With a tape at boat launch

Is It safe to go ice fishing on the lake yet?

Ice Report: 8 in
50 feet from shore by bridge

Ice Report: 6 in
50ft from boat launch

Ice Report: 5 in
North side of bridge east shore

how is the ice or is there any

114 walleyed between 11 am n 3:30 pm for me n my bro. Wicked. one keeper pike for supper.

209 walleye between 10:30am-6:00pm between my wife,son and myself all on jigs with frozen minnow! Wow this place is Awsome!

Tons of walleye caught 8 between 1-2 pounds in less then 10 mins mid afternoon by the bridge. great place for fishing lots of fun.

Absolutely great day on last wed!! 70 eyes, 20 pike in 5 hours. All along the west shore!! Thanks to the fish cops for keeping this place honest!! GREAT LAKE!

Absolutely crazy day, must have caught close to 100 walleye between 2 of us by the dock!

long narrow lake..best for watersking in front of dam

How is this lake for water sports other than fishing? (Waterskiing tubing wake boarding)?

1.5 46 walleye and 1 pike. 10 ft deep
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It's fine after the flood. Saw a few people by the bridge and at the dock.

Anyone know how Coulee faired in these floods?

Where's a good spot for burbot?

great burbot fishing but not a lot of pike. Got one 8 pd and one 6 pd burbot fishing late and a lot of small walleye. Good to see conservation out checking for poachers

Non stop walleye, got 25 too 30 from the campground side from the bridge. Too many people on dock

14 walleye here. Casting from rocks
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Caught 14 walleye in a couple hours. All between 15-20 inches. Was using white silicone streamers on weighted bead head hooks.

My friend and I caught a dozen fish each and everyone we saw was pulling in fish. Great lake for beginners. A small lead with a small smelt or medium smelt cut in two works wonders. Kids can cast 4 feet from the dock by the campground and catch fish all day.

25 to 30 feet of shore. Lots of action. Pike and burbot
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Anyone know how thick the ice is now?

Went fishing Feb. 17th and the Southeast side near the bridge had ice that was only 6 inches thick, and lots of open water around the bridge. But the fish were sure biting.

Feb 18. 18 inches ice. Numerous walleye on camera in day, but the bite was slow. No shortage of Ling after dark, but all very small.

Feb 11. 18 inches ice at launch. Fished 2 hrs. None on ice. Lots of walleye on camera.

Feb 6. Ice 18 inches thick at boat launch. Watch for open water near and under bridge.

You will have to get lucky maybe 100 pike I hole lake

Where are all the pike at? Catching walleye by the boat load, few burbs too but nil on the pike

First time fishing this lake. Got a few pointers from another fisherman there and landed 6 walleye. Also seen one burbot on the cam.

Perfect, thank you!

Just look for the smelts with the small barely visible fin between dorsal and tail, those are only ones not considered bait fish and are salt water origin.

I went to superstore for smelts, they only have freshwater, regs say no freshwater smelt so where do I get the saltwater smelts for bait?

Are you allowed to have quads on pine coulee to ice fish

South side for a few hours, no hits, was slow. I suspect I had wrong bait.

14-16 inches of ice. 3 walleye. great day of fishing, can't wait to head back.

Usually good for burbs!
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Was out for the day on Sunday the 30.. 4.5hrs and only one nice Walleye. Saw only one nice sized burb being pulled out near the boat launch by another party. Ice is about 12". Few hits on med smelt, tried all depths. Clear water.

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When today to try my new auger I was at the 527hwy bridge and the ice was 8-10 caught 5 eyes in the half hour I was there

Went out today with a couple buddies and fishing was pretty slow. Managed only a few burbs in 8 hours near the launch. Ice was 4-6" all around. Mild wind and a beautiful day.

Went on Sept. 9th and was on the water from 9:30am to 2:30pm. We caught 50 - 60 Walleye. Nothing bigger than 1 pound but lots of action. Had my two kids with me and they had a blast.

I went to pine coulee reservoir cause friend of mine told me it's a good place to fish. he is absolutely right. I caught 30 walleye in just more than an hour. I fish from the shore. It was fun.

I took our 6 year old grandson to Pine Coulee and he caught 20 walleye in 3 hours...I've fished there 7 or 8 times in the past couple of summers and have had tremendous fishing each time...this lake is fun for beginners and children...no boredom setting in here...!

Daniel if you cannot catch fish in this lake then stay away from fishing. I fish from the shore there exclusively and am disappointed if I don't catch less than 30-40 fish in a few hours. You need to use a Pickerel rig and minnows from the east shore before the bridge.

Fished pine coulee for the last 2 days terrible fishing stay away. Fished from the bridge not even a bite. Maybe a boat is the ticket to get nice and deep? Do not try from shore until it really cools off.

North of bridge westside great fish
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Tons of Walleye. Found them at 12-14 feet of water. Tons of water skiers too but big enough lake to get away from them. Nice little lake

Was fishing by the bridge with no luck when a nice man pulled up in his boat and offered to take us out fishing went to a spot just north of the hwy527 bridge and the three of us pulled walleye after walleye. Must have caught 80 fish between the 3 of us in a few hours. Great place and a nice guy.

Hi any hints on how to catch a decent size pike off a boat in pine coulee

Great place for kids fishing. Even a toddler can catch a lot on the dock

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Good for walleye
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Saw many people fish under the bridge of hwy 527. Could be a good spot

Any other good off shore fishing spots, the docks get to crowded at times

Caught tons of walleye within 3 hours today ( use yellow/orange jigheads with half a smelt a couple reels off of bottom at the campgrounds white dock) remember to release all walleye you catch as it is illegal to keep them. AMAZING FISHING!!!

Spent a couple of hours been blown around the lake. Water was really cold and no fish biting either eyes or pike. Cold front coming in,I'll blame that!

Went there yesterday and pulled out a foot and a half pike and right before I was going to leave coughs a 3 footer 11 pounds

This is a great lake to take the kids. Pickerel rig and some smelt and you will kill em

I haven't fished here yet but I've been hearing good things. It sounds like the fishing is getting better every year

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