Fawcett Lake: Got it covered

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Got it covered

Fawcett Lake sunset

Bobber rig, Lindy rig, crank bait, 1/4 oz jig and 1/8 oz jig. A rod for every occasion. Now where are those walleyes...

Five fishin poles

4 comments:

Yvonne said...: Oh my, what a beautiful photo, makes me yearn for the lake. We're coming out on Friday for the weekend, hopefully the walleye will be biting and it doesn't snow...; May 27, 2009 at 9:30 PM
Jimmy said...: This is an amazing picture, brings back memoirs of FLR. Tim, is the lake ready for public yet?; May 28, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Tim said...: Yvonne,
Thanks. Just one of the many that will appear here. I too will be heading out on Friday after work. Sorry for using that four letter word here... Speaking of which, how dare you use that other four letter word at this time of year!; May 28, 2009 at 7:29 AM
Tim said...: Jimmy,
Thanks to you as well.
Fawcett lake is always ready for the public. LOL. If you are asking more specifically about Fawcett Lake Resort on the east end of the lake, it is still closed to the general public as far as I know. It is still going through its reno phase. However, the government camp ground and the Anchor Inn Resort at the west end of the lake are both now open for your enjoyment.; May 28, 2009 at 7:40 AM

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2011 Fishing regulations for Fawcett Lake (abbriviated version)

Fawcett Lake & tributaries –
Walleye limit 3 over 50 cm; Pike limit 3 over 63 cm; Perch limit 15; Lake Whitefish limit 10; Burbot limit 10. The portion north and east of a line drawn from the MD boat launch in SE12-73-26-W4 to the point of land in SE11-73-26-W4 including the Mink River, Fawcett (Howard) River and the areas locally known as the narrows and east basin OPEN July 1 to Feb. 28 and CLOSED Mar. 1 to June 30. The remainder of the lake OPEN May 20 to Mar. 31 and CLOSED Apr. 1 to May 19. All tributaries and outlet CLOSED Nov. 1 to May 31. Full PDF document of 2011 Alberta Guide to Sport Fishing Regulations is available HERE

Fawcett Lake Trivia -Truth is stranger than fishin'

Mean Temp. May - Aug. is 13.1 C
Fawcett lake was named for Sidney Dawson Fawcett, a Dominion Land Surveyor who surveyed the 19th Baseline in 1912.
Mean depth: 5.6 metres (18 feet)
Maximum depth: 21.3 metres (70 feet)
The major water body of Fawcett Lake is contained in an area approximately 11.2 kilometers in an east / west direction and 1.6 kilometers in a north / south direction.
Surface area: 3,415 Hectares (8,438 Acres)
Fawcett Lakes shoreline is 54 kilometers in length.
Fawcett Lake is approximately 610 meters above sea level
The Provincial campground on the west end of the lake is located on land originally cleared for a millsite in 1939. German prisoners of war worked at this millsite from 1943 to 1945.
Thirteen sandy beaches exist on Fawcett Lake with four located along the south shore. These vary in size with the major ones included in Alberta Forest Service Recreation Sites and Fawcett Lake Resort.
Aquatic vegitation consists of: Pondweed (Potamogeton spp), Yellow pond lilly (Nuphar variegatum), Bur-reed (Sparganium angustifolium), arrowhead (Sagittaria cuneata), cat tail (Typha latifolia), water horsetail and bullrush.
More trivia here

Free Fishing Weekends (2010 - 2011)

Free fishing weekends for 2011 are scheduled for the following dates:

February 18-20, 2012
July 9-10

On these dates, Albertans and visitors alike can fish without a licence on any public water body that

has an open fishing season
does not lie within a National Park

This is the perfect opportunity for curious Albertans to try out this traditional pastime without having to purchase a fishing licence.

Fishing Regs Still Apply!

National Fishing Week July 2-10, 2011

Fishing Quotes

"The true fisherman approaches the first day of fishing season with all the sense of wonder and awe of a child approaching Christmas." Author: Robert Travers

"Lord, help me see the day when I catch the one that got away!" Author: Unknown

"When I go fishing I ... want to get away from it all, for it is silence and solitude even more than it is fish that I am seeking ... As for big fish, all is relative. Not every tuna is a trophy." Author: William Humphrey

"If one really loves nature, one can find beauty everywhere." Author: Vincent Van Gogh

"Fishing is unquestionably a form of madness, but happily, for the once bitten, there is no cure." Author: Lord Hume

"Only an extraordinary person would purposely risk being outsmarted by a creature often less than twelve inches long, over and over again." Author: Janna Bialek