You can use a minnow to bait a fishing hook. But if you want to attract fishermen, you need to lure them with some bigger fish. Age Friendly Cold Lake’s (AFCL) third annual Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament brought the anglers to town this weekend and sent them home happy. The tournament was limited to […]
Two years ago it was the intense cold. Last year it was arctic winds. Whatever challenges the weather comes up with, ice fishers are undaunted. For the Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament organized by Age Friendly Cold Lake (AFCL), it’s a bonus to host an outdoor winter fundraiser that the weather can’t spoil. When the […]
Following last winter’s amazing event, Age Friendly Cold Lake is coming back with the second annual Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament in February 2022. Last year’s registration reached the participation limit of 400 anglers. The 2022 tournament was announced November 4, and is already at 201 registered participants. Cathy Aust of Age Friendly says that […]
Everything comes down to where you drill your hole. Some participants described the fishing as “slow” at the Cold Lake Ice Fishing Tournament February 12 – 14, but there was enough action to keep them out on the ice. In the end, Jason Laudin won for the biggest fish at 35 inches. Keira Kowalchuk won […]