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#16
November 28th, 2007
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#18
December 3rd, 2007
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Haven't done any spearfishing in Candle. I just started spearfishing this last summer. Definitely gonna try it next May/June...Just bought my 7mm wetsuit and am ready to go. Now I just need the -30 C temps to go away along with the ice.
Have done lots of traditional fishing in it over the years, mainly by boat with the old wisemen (father/father-in-law/grandfather)... Candle is a great place also to use as a base camp into other areas. Lots of awesome lakes within an hour drive from there.
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#19
December 6th, 2007
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That area is incredible, I have been to a good majority of those lakes. Never had much luck on candle with spearing but it is a nice lake to just dive in.
That suit of yours will keep you warm this time of year. We have 7mm suits and go diving under this ice. We plan on going to Heritage in febuary, want to try diving the drop off. Did you get your stuff from the Dive Centre in Saskatoon?
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#20
December 6th, 2007
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Unfortunately the wife put the kiabosh on any under the ice dives. She figures that me carrying a firearm around for the last 4 months (hunting season) is as "dangerous" as my life needs to be (her words, not mine!). I can't necessarily disagree with her since I do all of my spearfishing via apnea. I would need balls of steel to do that... I definitely plan on diving Heritage next summer too. I've heard that there is supposed to be a submerged pontoon plane somewhere in it. Nice little lake that is well protected from the wind elements. My father-in-law actually bought a smaller boat just for "getting around" on Heritage and other smaller lakes in the area. Where on the lake is this drop-off? I just checked the online published depth map for Heritage and couldn't really find a "drop-off"... Yeah, I bought my suit from the Diving Centre in Saskatoon. Their prices are quite high compared to other places, but they were able to price match the best deal I could find on the web, which was great. Definitely gotta shop around on the web though first, otherwise you can easily pay way too much for a lot of their stuff (spearguns, wetsuits, etc.)
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#21
December 6th, 2007
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The drop off is straight out from the boat launch, the depth chart doesn't really show it but it is very steep. Where is the pontoon plane? I have only found a old sail boat. I know there is a plane in Whiteswan, been to it many times. Whiteswan is nice if you just want to have fun or go for some serious depth.
We are also straight apnea, we just make sure we are tired off properly so we can find your way back and its all good. Never got a fish while ice diving and would like to change that.
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#22
December 7th, 2007
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Here some links for spearfishing under the ice that Rene Potvin in Montreal does.
Ice Diving, March 10 and 11 Ice Diving, March 10 and 11 I am planning on doing a couple trips to Sask. this summer to hopefully go after trout. So we will see what happens. Hopefully you guys can show me the terrain of the lakes. If we also want to go a little crazy we could have a little mini competition or tournament say we do one competition in Sask. and the other in Alberta. Could be lots of fun. Paraaronoid what kind of hunting do you do?
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When I let go of who I am, I become what I might be "If I get contractions at 400 metres underwater, and the Klingons submersible appears, and Spock's dad swims by, am I Aquaman?" - Erik
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#23
December 7th, 2007
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I would be more then happy to show you around up there, always nice to have another spearo around. If you want trout early in the year is best before the algae starts growing. For trout not including lake trout the first weekend of may is best. May long is good to and that way you can hunt some lake trout. Would have the boat at Whiteswan by the long weekend most likely.
Would be up for a competition of some sorts
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#24
December 7th, 2007
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I don't know about what dates I can make it to Sask. but I want to make a couple excursions into Sask. this year. They will mostly be shorter trips though. Trips I can do in a day or a weekend.
For competitions in my mind there are three lakes we could hold it in Alberta. Twin Lake which is an hour and half south west from Edmonton. Good visibility rather consistenly but you can only shoot Perch and Burbot. Sylvan Lake about half way between Calgary and Edmonton holds both Whitefish and Burbot and maybe perch. Though the visibility varies and lots of boat traffic on weekends. Cold Lake which we could fish under Sask. licenses and then it my understanding that we can spearfish the complete lake for all legal take species. Erik and Lee know more about how the visibility is at Cold Lake. We could just do one competition here as technically it in both Alberta and Sask.
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When I let go of who I am, I become what I might be "If I get contractions at 400 metres underwater, and the Klingons submersible appears, and Spock's dad swims by, am I Aquaman?" - Erik
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#25
December 9th, 2007
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Not sure where the plane is in Heritage, or even if there is one in there for sure. It could be an old wives tale passed from person to person; I think my father-in-law told me about that one years back. I have never actually been to Heritage, just always drive past it on the way to other lakes.
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#26
December 9th, 2007
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Just finished up my deer season. Got a nice big anterless whitetail, and two anterless mulies, but my Whitetail buck tag becomes an ornament on the tree :-(
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