Gregoire Lake is a productive fishery with burbot, whitefish, northern pike, walleye, and perch. Northern pike and walleye have been known to provide the best fishing Gregoire Lake has to offer. Locals report never being skunked although pike tend to be smaller on average. Walleye and perch fishing can be excellent here with reports of 60+ landed walleye in a few hours. This is a great lake for anglers looking to challenge themselves and gain experience, while spending a great day out on the water. There is a zero limit on pike and walleye, but you can take 15 perch with you, and expect to leave all your minnows behind. Rob Martin, General Manager over at Canadian Tire in Fort McMurray tells us that this is a popular lake for locals with good road access. The lake is great for year round fishing. A number of drop offs and shoals allow for fish to hide, so look for structure during the open water months. Generally, trolling with spoons or spinners has worked well for pike fishing. Walleye on the other hand, prefer trolling with crankbaits. The Canadian Tire Fort McMurray store is an outdoor-lover’s dream, with a 100 foot fishing wall, and whole sections devoted to firearms and archery. Martin tells us the Outdoor Store really is a one stop shop for, not only all your fishing gear, but they’ve got you covered for camping, hunting, and boating as well. Stop in and they’ll get you geared up. LAKE ACCESS From Fort McMurray, head south on Hwy 63, then east on Hwy 881 until you see Gregoire Lake Provincial Park on you left, you can also continue to the southeast side of the lake where you’ll find the Anzac day use area. According to Alberta Parks, Gregoire Lake Campground is closed for construction, with reopening expected in spring 2018. Anzac day use area and the south shore boat launch (approximately 1 km south of Anzac Day Use Area) are accessible.

As I reeled this one in it was being chased by a decent sized Jack!

Northern pike

Hey there! We just finished putting together our first ice fishing mag. It includes this and 22 other lakes with winter specific descriptions and access info as well as an updated map. Limited supply so grab one at one of these Canadian Tire stores: https://goo.gl/DgwYg4

use caution shallow water stay a long ways away from island