![]() ![]() A downrigger allows anglers to control the depth at which they troll their line. For safety alone, your boat should be capable of handling big water. Wind can come up quickly on Cold Lake and it can be dangerous. ![]() With the size of this lake, it almost has its own micro weather system. Boat control, rods, reels, and terminal tackle are all very similar to what anglers use for salmon on the West Coast. It’s possible to fish without them, but sonars are definitely an asset. Put a flashy or baited lure in front of them and they are apt to take a swipe at it.Įlectronics definitely help a lot. ![]() Often eager feeders, Cold Lake’s lake trout are abundant. And, on occasion, tying into 30-pound plus lunkers is not unheard of. On average, you’ll catch lots of shakers in the five-to-eight-pound range, but it is not uncommon to get into trout in the 12-to-25 pound range, either. If you’ve fished the Pacific West Coast for Pink, Chinook, or Coho salmon, then you are well on your way to understanding how to fish Cold Lake. Add the ‘Krippled’ Anchovy Rig, and you’ve got a winning combination. ![]() A series of flashy spinners rigged with red beads on something like the Jumbo Willow Leaf Troll is ideal for attracting trout to come in for a closer look. While a variety of angling strategies work, if you follow these proven tactics, you’re sure to hook up in short order. Plentiful and often big, Cold’s lakers offer the closest thing to salmon fishing that any Midwest prairie angler could ask for. Known to hold 24 different fish species, including northern pike, walleye, perch, burbot, and whitefish, Cold Lake is best known for its thriving lake trout population. It’s also one of the deepest lakes in Alberta, with a maximum depth of 656 feet. This lake measures 144 square miles in size and it straddles the Alberta/Saskatchewan border. Located less than a three-hour drive northeast of Edmonton, this gem of a waterbody is as close to an inland ocean as one could hope. It’s called Cold Lake, and it is arguably the finest lake trout water in our province. No, we don’t have a true salmon fishery in Alberta, but, in my estimation, we certainly have the next best thing. ![]()
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