Nipiwan

[Topwater papps]

Is the river open year round for fishing? Does it freeze over?

[Dave Q]

As a guy from saskatoon (3hr's from the nip) I cant help but smile..... this week has been NICE weather.... only lows of -15c at night. thats 15deg. below "o".... so yes its frozen :) from dec. to april. aprox. But they do ice fish the lake (res.)all winter, about 15" of ice now. The river is not safe w/ a hydo dam just upstream. "crank troller" :)

[Dave Q]

> As a guy from saskatoon (3hr's from the nip) I cant help but
>smile..... this week has been NICE weather.... only lows of
>-15c at night. thats 15deg. below "o".... so yes its frozen :)
>from dec. to april. aprox. But they do ice fish the lake
>(res.)all winter, about 15" of ice now. The river is not safe
>w/ a hydo dam just upstream. "crank troller" :)
In Sask. fishing is closed April to mid May for spawning.

[Topwater papps]

Dave

Wasnt sure it would freeze over being so close to the dam. I live in peace river, AB and the river is completly ice free. Every day I drive across the bridge I start to day dream about all the big walleye. The river here is closed from nov 1 to may 1 .With the winters getting milder the river is froze over less every year.

[Dave Q]

LOL... at my self, your in AB. you know winter :)

[Unlogged T-Mac]

Numerous times, one can drive to Nipawin in winter, even with rubber tired vehicles.
:):)


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