🚀 go-pugleaf

>>do I need a 225hp
boat and do I need to dress like a NASCAR driver? ;)<<

LOL! It helps, since it scares undesireable fish away, leaving the bass ripe 
for the pickin'! <g> You could also find yourself a nice fishing spot on the 
shore and catch a 6 1/2 pounder as I did many moons ago.

--Mike

"Lloyd Sumpter" <lsumpter@dccnet.com> wrote in message 
news:pan.2005.03.10.02.18.09.525209@dccnet.com...
> 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 before: any hints? And do I need a 225hp
> boat and do I need to dress like a NASCAR driver? ;)
>
> Lloyd
> 

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:18:09 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
<lsumpter@dccnet.com> wrote:

>  I've never fished for bass before: any hints? And do I need a 225hp
>boat and do I need to dress like a NASCAR driver? ;)

=================

Absolutely.  The fish don't care of course, but you will never get any
publicity or sponsorship money without the flash and dash.

>   We're having a fish-in in April targeting the (illegally-stocked)
> largemouth bass in the Vancouver area.
>
>   I've never fished for bass before: 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... :) 

On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:

> x-no-archive: yes
> Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@dccnet.com> 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

I take it that bass are not native to B.C.?

"Lloyd Sumpter" <lsumpter@dccnet.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2005.03.11.15.09.06.223459@dccnet.com...
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:
>
> > x-no-archive: yes
> > Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@dccnet.com> 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
>

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" <sthoma20_lowspam_@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:5toYd.30470$fW4.918145@news20.bellglobal.com...
> I take it that bass are not native to B.C.?
>
> "Lloyd Sumpter" <lsumpter@dccnet.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2005.03.11.15.09.06.223459@dccnet.com...
> > On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:17:19 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:
> >
> > > x-no-archive: yes
> > > Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@dccnet.com> 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
> >
>
>

On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 03:46:10 +0000, Karl Pollak wrote:

> x-no-archive: yes
> Lloyd Sumpter <lsumpter@dccnet.com> 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

On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 18:18:09 -0800, Lloyd Sumpter
<lsumpter@dccnet.com> 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 before: 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.