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Title: allouette Lake - great fun July 28th, 2007
Post by: Mabelingwane on July 30, 2007, 04:58:51 PM

Set out on Saturday, noticed at least 4 guys trawling, I assume spinners around the boat launch on the other side of the lake, didnt see any hits though. I cruised upto a sweet spot with a river inlet, anyhow I had the kids with me ( first boat trip ever - 3 years old) used power baid and sliding rig..

I dont know what fish it is, but it has a yellow tint and yellow fins and get to about 30cm or so, But man are they agressive feeders, caught 6 in about 1 hour or so. the kids loved it. No trout though.

anyone know what fish there is in Alloette lake... and what are the guys trawling?

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: lucky on July 30, 2007, 05:26:53 PM

sound like a pikeminnow, there are lots in that lake, the trollers are fishing for kokanee and trout, usually with a gangtroll and a wedding band spinner or small spoon. With the warmer water the kokanee are a little deeper, most of the fish we marked a couple weeks ago were around 75 feet deep.

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: fintail1 on July 30, 2007, 06:21:10 PM

those would be catfish, there are tonnes in gold creek, you can see them swimming around in he summer

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: Sterling C on July 30, 2007, 09:12:38 PM

Quote from: fintail1 on July 30, 2007, 06:21:10 PM

those would be catfish, there are tonnes in gold creek, you can see them swimming around in he summer

I'd say you have your info wrong there. Lucky sounds like he's on the ball with the Pike Minnows.

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: firstlight on July 30, 2007, 10:13:50 PM

I know there are Pikeminnows that hangout in and near Gold Creek.
We would go there for the day to swim and hangout when i was a little younger ::)
The first time i went down with a mask on i couldnt believe how close you can get to the fish but i was more than a little disapointed when i seen the dreaded Pikeminnow and not a Trout of some kind. ;D

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: troutbreath on July 31, 2007, 07:15:57 AM

The formula is:

Summer + creek mouth into lake = pikeminnow

Bullhead may enter the equation.
Alpine lakes don't apply.
I bet he was catching pikey

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun
Post by: Mabelingwane on July 31, 2007, 09:26:10 AM

Thanx for all the info guys, im heading out that way again this weekend ( if the sox dont open)... I checked FWR and it seems it is pike minnow. They still agressive feeders and fight good on light tackle, and greatfun to intro kids to fishing.

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/northern_pikeminnow.html

Title: Re: allouette Lake - great fun July 28th, 2007
Post by: tcooke on August 03, 2007, 04:09:35 PM

They are either mountain or bridgelip suckers. That is if they had big sucker like mouths. They are in there by the hundreds.