If you know Fawcett Lake at all, you will know where this picture was taken, simply by the leaning tree's.
Thursday, May 22, 2008
North East Bay
If you know Fawcett Lake at all, you will know where this picture was taken, simply by the leaning tree's.
May Long 2008
The ice is all gone but the water temp is below normal for this time of year. It was not a pleasant experience wading out, putting in the boat hoists and docks, even wearing chest waders.
I did manage to get in a bit of fishing after the work was all done. I covered a lot of territory from the east end by Fawcette lake resort, I tried all along the north shore west past Birch Island where I then crossed over to the south shore. I then fished my way back east. I trolled a bit with Wally divers. Stopping at some of the better points and tried a jig and minnow/leech at times. The minnows out did the leeches by far. The action was sparse to say the least. Two small Walleyes around 14 inches, and several small Northerns, most under 24 inches.
There was no shortage of debris floating all over the lake after the nasty winds on Sunday, but that is not far from the norm at Fawcett Lake.
I do have a bit of a beef with some ice fisher person. I lied, it is a huge beef. As I pulled up to one of my favorite spots on the lake, I found a broken lawn chair, a destroyed pop up ice fishing tent, what was left of a cooler and numerous beverage containers. All apparently left behind by some out doors "enthusiast" who could not be bothered to remove their own garbage from the lake area. Who ever you are, you will be happy to know that I loaded it all into my boat and took it all to the Smith dump where it belongs. I'll be keeping the couple of dollars I get for the cans and bottles for my efforts. May you never catch another fish in your lifetime!
On that same note... The loggers have been busy clear cutting all along the Paul Lake/Old Dump roads. Some "nice people" have decided that this area now makes a great dump. Give your heads a shake people. Quit being so flipping lazy and take your garbage to a proper dump. It is only 17 miles down the road after all. I am getting tired of cleaning up after your lazy asses. Unlike some people, I want this area to remain the wonderful natural area that is is supposed to be. An area I can go out to and enjoy seeing wild life and beautiful scenery. Again people, give your heads a shake and hope that I never see you doing this, as I will report you without hesitation. It is disgusting what you are doing to such a wonderful place.
Changing the topic... It appears that Fawcett Lake Resort is closed. I have yet to find out for how long. Rumor has it, it will be for a year or two while they revamp all the lots which will then be sold in what might be described as a "condo" based idea. You will "own" the lot but will still pay a fee for upkeep of the common area's. Or at least that is how I understand it. I will try to find out more for a future post on this topic.
I did manage to get in a bit of fishing after the work was all done. I covered a lot of territory from the east end by Fawcette lake resort, I tried all along the north shore west past Birch Island where I then crossed over to the south shore. I then fished my way back east. I trolled a bit with Wally divers. Stopping at some of the better points and tried a jig and minnow/leech at times. The minnows out did the leeches by far. The action was sparse to say the least. Two small Walleyes around 14 inches, and several small Northerns, most under 24 inches.
There was no shortage of debris floating all over the lake after the nasty winds on Sunday, but that is not far from the norm at Fawcett Lake.
I do have a bit of a beef with some ice fisher person. I lied, it is a huge beef. As I pulled up to one of my favorite spots on the lake, I found a broken lawn chair, a destroyed pop up ice fishing tent, what was left of a cooler and numerous beverage containers. All apparently left behind by some out doors "enthusiast" who could not be bothered to remove their own garbage from the lake area. Who ever you are, you will be happy to know that I loaded it all into my boat and took it all to the Smith dump where it belongs. I'll be keeping the couple of dollars I get for the cans and bottles for my efforts. May you never catch another fish in your lifetime!
On that same note... The loggers have been busy clear cutting all along the Paul Lake/Old Dump roads. Some "nice people" have decided that this area now makes a great dump. Give your heads a shake people. Quit being so flipping lazy and take your garbage to a proper dump. It is only 17 miles down the road after all. I am getting tired of cleaning up after your lazy asses. Unlike some people, I want this area to remain the wonderful natural area that is is supposed to be. An area I can go out to and enjoy seeing wild life and beautiful scenery. Again people, give your heads a shake and hope that I never see you doing this, as I will report you without hesitation. It is disgusting what you are doing to such a wonderful place.
Changing the topic... It appears that Fawcett Lake Resort is closed. I have yet to find out for how long. Rumor has it, it will be for a year or two while they revamp all the lots which will then be sold in what might be described as a "condo" based idea. You will "own" the lot but will still pay a fee for upkeep of the common area's. Or at least that is how I understand it. I will try to find out more for a future post on this topic.
Monday, May 12, 2008
AlbertaRELM
Something new from the people at Alberta Fish and Wildlife.
Alberta's automated Recreational Licensing Management (RELM) program. Licences can be purchased 365 days a year on a 24 hour basis.
Simply register by supplying your WIN #, drivers licence #, select a password and enter your email address. It is that easy. Once you have done that, you can then purchase your new sport fishing licence and or renew your WIN card if needed.
You can even reprint lost or worn out licences!
You can also update your personal info such as address and phone number if they have changed. I can see this being a very useful tool for every hunter/fisher person in Alberta as it progresses along its way.
Alberta's automated Recreational Licensing Management (RELM) program. Licences can be purchased 365 days a year on a 24 hour basis.
Online Licensing Now Available
On this secure website, you can apply for a WIN, renew your WIN, replace your WIN card and buy an Alberta Sportfishing licence online.
Hunting Draw applications can be made online from June 3 to 26, 2008.
Also, you can visit this website to:
* view your draw applications, draw results, draw priorities and licences for the current and last five seasons.
* get your test results for your head submissions for Chronic Wasting Disease.
* reprint your licences.
Simply register by supplying your WIN #, drivers licence #, select a password and enter your email address. It is that easy. Once you have done that, you can then purchase your new sport fishing licence and or renew your WIN card if needed.
You can even reprint lost or worn out licences!
You can also update your personal info such as address and phone number if they have changed. I can see this being a very useful tool for every hunter/fisher person in Alberta as it progresses along its way.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Withdrawl season
Yesterday marked the closing of the fishing season here at Fawcett Lake. It reopens for a portion of the lake on May 16, just in time for the long weekend. By then, with any luck, the ice should be pretty much long gone. Time to put the docks, boat hoists and boats back in the water for the all too short open water season.
In case some of you did not notice the changes made in the regulations for 2008, I shall repeat them again here. The only major change is that you are now allowed to keep three Walleye instead of two. The downside of this, if you want to call it that, is that they have increased the minimum size limit from 43cm (approx. 17") to 50cm (approx. 19 3/4").
If last years average catch was any indication, I don't think that this will effect the number of feeds I will have on these tasty morsels. I was having no trouble catching Walleye in the 20 to 24 inch range all through the summer of 2007.
Time to go and re-spool all the reals. Make sure that the tackle box is well stocked with my favorite jigs, crank baits and Lindy rigs.
Something tells me that the next month and a half is going to go by very slowly!
In case some of you did not notice the changes made in the regulations for 2008, I shall repeat them again here. The only major change is that you are now allowed to keep three Walleye instead of two. The downside of this, if you want to call it that, is that they have increased the minimum size limit from 43cm (approx. 17") to 50cm (approx. 19 3/4").
If last years average catch was any indication, I don't think that this will effect the number of feeds I will have on these tasty morsels. I was having no trouble catching Walleye in the 20 to 24 inch range all through the summer of 2007.
Time to go and re-spool all the reals. Make sure that the tackle box is well stocked with my favorite jigs, crank baits and Lindy rigs.
Something tells me that the next month and a half is going to go by very slowly!
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Welcome to the unofficial Fawcett Lake Blog
Thank you for stopping by. I have started this blog to share my experiences at my second home, Fawcett lake. I hope that other people will stop by and share their experiences as well in the comments. Although I will personally concentrate more on the fishing aspect here, I will also try to provide other information from around the lake and the community. As time permits I will add links to other sites that specifically deal with Fawcett Lake and area.
There is some development issues going on that I just may tackle here as well.
Stay tunned...
There is some development issues going on that I just may tackle here as well.
Stay tunned...
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