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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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