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We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. I've never fished for bass befo any hints? And do I need a 225hp boat and do I need to dress like a NASCAR driver?  As far as the fast boats go, a friend of my father's used to fish bass tournaments, and the participants all left the starting line at the same time in the morning. The ones with the fastest boats got to the best fishing spots on the lake first and could claim a good spot as their "turf". In the evening as the deadline approached for fishermen to come to the dock and weigh their day's catch, the fast boats allowed them to stay on the water a little longer since they could make it back quickly. The metal-flake paint and Nascar clothing? I think that's just a redneck thing...  |
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Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? -- Greetings from Lotusland |
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On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:
x-no-archive: yes Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? Fraser Valley: • Mill Lake - Abbotsford B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Hatzic Lake - Mission B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Chadsey Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Sturgeon Slough - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Brunette River - Coquitlam, B.C. - (rumored) Largemouth Bass • Judson Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Pepin Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • N. Alouette River - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Fish Trap Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Glochester Ponds - Aldergrove, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • West Creek - Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Salmon River - Fort Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Kawkawa Lake - Hope, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass (few) • Albert Dyck Park - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Widgeon Creek (also mentioned in the thread) • Walmsley Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Boundary Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Laxton Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site Okanagan: • Osoyoos Lake - near town of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Skaha Lake - near Penticton and Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Vaseux Lake - S. of Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Deadman Lake - N. of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Okanagan River - From Okanagan Lake to Osoyoos Lake - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass Kootenays: • Duck Lake - North of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Christina Lake - 22 km. E. of Grand Forks, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Kootenay Lake Flats - S. end of lake near Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Summit Creek (slough) - W. of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Jim Smith Lake - 7 km. SW. of Cranbrook, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Baynes Lake - 11 km. SW. of Elko, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Tie Lake - N. of Jaffray, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass Lloyd |
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I take it that bass are not native to B.C.?
"Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message news  On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote: x-no-archive: yes Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? Fraser Valley: • Mill Lake - Abbotsford B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Hatzic Lake - Mission B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Chadsey Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Sturgeon Slough - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Brunette River - Coquitlam, B.C. - (rumored) Largemouth Bass • Judson Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Pepin Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • N. Alouette River - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Fish Trap Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Glochester Ponds - Aldergrove, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • West Creek - Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Salmon River - Fort Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Kawkawa Lake - Hope, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass (few) • Albert Dyck Park - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Widgeon Creek (also mentioned in the thread) • Walmsley Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Boundary Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Laxton Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site Okanagan: • Osoyoos Lake - near town of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Skaha Lake - near Penticton and Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Vaseux Lake - S. of Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Deadman Lake - N. of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Okanagan River - From Okanagan Lake to Osoyoos Lake - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass Kootenays: • Duck Lake - North of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Christina Lake - 22 km. E. of Grand Forks, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Kootenay Lake Flats - S. end of lake near Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Summit Creek (slough) - W. of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Jim Smith Lake - 7 km. SW. of Cranbrook, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Baynes Lake - 11 km. SW. of Elko, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Tie Lake - N. of Jaffray, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass Lloyd |
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Other than eating a few trout, the bass and salmonids live together fairly
well. Big trout also eat a few smaller bass. The Umqua River in Oregon is one of the premier smallmouth bass streams in the USA. Also a very excellent salmon and Steelhead river. Bill "Steve Thomas" wrote in message . .. I take it that bass are not native to B.C.? "Lloyd Sumpter" wrote in message news On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote: x-no-archive: yes Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? Fraser Valley: • Mill Lake - Abbotsford B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Hatzic Lake - Mission B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Chadsey Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Sturgeon Slough - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Brunette River - Coquitlam, B.C. - (rumored) Largemouth Bass • Judson Lake - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Pepin Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • N. Alouette River - Pitt Meadows, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Fish Trap Creek - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Glochester Ponds - Aldergrove, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • West Creek - Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Salmon River - Fort Langley, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Kawkawa Lake - Hope, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass (few) • Albert Dyck Park - Abbotsford, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Widgeon Creek (also mentioned in the thread) • Walmsley Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Boundary Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site • Laxton Lake, Abbotsford (LM) from WCBA site Okanagan: • Osoyoos Lake - near town of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Skaha Lake - near Penticton and Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Vaseux Lake - S. of Okanagan Falls, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Deadman Lake - N. of Osoyoos, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Okanagan River - From Okanagan Lake to Osoyoos Lake - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass Kootenays: • Duck Lake - North of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Christina Lake - 22 km. E. of Grand Forks, B.C. - Largemouth & Smallmouth Bass • Kootenay Lake Flats - S. end of lake near Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Summit Creek (slough) - W. of Creston, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Jim Smith Lake - 7 km. SW. of Cranbrook, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Baynes Lake - 11 km. SW. of Elko, B.C. - Largemouth Bass • Tie Lake - N. of Jaffray, B.C. - Smallmouth Bass Lloyd |
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Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? Fraser Valley: Okanagan: Kootenays: Lloyd, I am a bit confused here. The list that you posted looks more like infestation than just a case of illegal stocking. Surely if the species are in so many places, the government would have noticed this before and doen something about it? Also, I am not sure who is the "we're having" and what is a "fish-in". Are you suggesting that a group of organized volunteers are offering to assist the provincial conservation authorities in eradication of an improperly introduced species of weed fish that could potentially crowd out native species, or a bunch of guys are having a good time over a weekend, or what exactly is it we're talking about? Further, you mention a number of tributaries of the Fraser river but not the Fraser herself. Are the fish not in the Fraser or just the "fish-in" is not going to take place there? If this is intended to eliminate/reduce population of a non-native species, is fishing licence still required for this apparent public service? -- Greetings from Lotusland |
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On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 03:46:10 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:
x-no-archive: yes Lloyd Sumpter wrote: We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. Where? Fraser Valley: Okanagan: Kootenays: Lloyd, I am a bit confused here. The list that you posted looks more like infestation than just a case of illegal stocking. Surely if the species are in so many places, the government would have noticed this before and doen something about it? Ok, I'll try to explain what's going on here. There's an organized group of individuals who are lobbying to introduce bass as a sport fish in BC. They have illegally stocked many lakes and sloughs and have successfully lobbies the DFO to have bass mentioned as a "sport fish" in the regs. (so yes, we need a license. We'd need one anyway, because you can't FISH without one. You can't say "Oh, but Officer, I was fishing for pikeminnows, so I don't need a license...") BTW: there are so many places mentioned because, well, they're all kinda connected together. Introduce them in one lake, and soon they migrate to any other lakes or streams in the area. I suspect there aren't many bass in the Fraser itself because first, the water stays pretty cold, and second, there are some BIG fish there that would probably eat bass. Another BTW: It's illegal in BC for ANYONE except the Govt to transport live fish from one body of water to another. In fact, livewells are illegal in freshwater - you must either kill or release any fish you catch. Now, there's also a semi-organized group of individuals who do NOT want bass in BC. We're happy with the sport fish we have here already, and have seen the results of introducing non-native species in an ecology, especially without proper studies. So, the "fish-in" is mainly an opportunity just to have some fun, but also to bring "our side" of the story to the attention of others. I doubt that 4 fish each will do any damage to the bass population... Lloyd |
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On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:18:09 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
wrote: Hi, We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked) largemouth bass in the Vancouver area. I've never fished for bass befo any hints? And do I need a 225hp boat and do I need to dress like a NASCAR driver? Lloyd I cuurnetly hold the large-mouth record in 6 states. Sorry, those secrets I cant share. |
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Harry Krause wrote: I cuurnetly hold the large-mouth record in 6 states. Sorry, those secrets I cant share. That's understandable, but can you at least tell us just how large is your mouth so that we can tell what kind of record we're aiming at? :-) -- Greetings from Lotusland |
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