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Title: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 03, 2009, 06:21:46 PM

2009 LOWER MAINLAND/FRASER VALLEY LAKE RAINBOW TROUT FISHERY 2009's spring is approaching and rainbow trout fishing in lakes across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley will begin shortly. The Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery, operated by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (http://www.gofishbc.com), will be starting their rainbow trout stocking during the week of March 9th. Stockings will take place between March and June, September and November, so fishing is expected to be excellent during these months. These angling opportunities are fantastic for families, youth and entry-level anglers due to high catch success rate. (http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/th_090302-1.jpg) (http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/090302-1.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/th_090302-2.jpg) (http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/090302-2.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/th_090302-3.jpg) (http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/090302-3.jpg) (http://s217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/th_090302-4.jpg) (http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2009/090302-4.jpg) We will once again be providing regular stocking reports to keep you updated so you can plan your next weekend fishing trip better. Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley lake stocking reports will be available in this thread as well as on this page (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_report/stocking_2.html). You can also find archived reports of catchable rainbow trout stockings across BC in this section of the website (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_report/stocking.html). WHERE TO FISH? Here are some of the lakes in Region Two that are stocked with rainbow trout. Alice Lake, Squamish (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/alice_lake.html) Brohm Lake, Squamish (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/brohm_lake.html) Browning Lake, Squamish (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/browning_lake.html) Buntzen Lake, Port Moody (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/buntzen_lake.html) Edith Lake, Squamish (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/edith_lake.html) Green Timbers Lake, Surrey (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/green_timbers_lake.html) Lafarge Lake, Coquitlam (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/lafarge_lake.html) Rice Lake, North Vancouver (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/rice_lake.html) Sasamat Lake, Belcarra (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/sasamat_lake.html) ADDITIONAL READINGS It's Trout Season in Vancouver! (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2005/0605_03.html) Rainbow trout fishing in the Lower Mainland can be excellent between March and June. Bait Fishing for Stocked Rainbow Trout (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2009/0309_01.html) The most basic method used when fishing for stocked rainbow trout is bait fishing. Lure Fishing for Stocked Rainbow Trout (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/2009/0309_02.html) Lure fishing is another effective fishing method in urban lakes. It is preferred by anglers who want to be active. Good Fishing at Lower Mainland Lakes (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/blog/?p=19) A trip to Alice and Edith Lakes shows how good the trout fishing can be around the Lower Mainland. A Convenient Alternative (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/blog/?p=50) Put and take lakes are a good alternative when fishing is slow else where. “Fishing in the City” Launched (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/blog/?p=18) Fishing in the City is a new urban fishing program launched by the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC. REGULATIONS Before heading out, please be aware of the followings: You must have a valid BC freshwater angling license. You are permitted to keep four trout in Region 2 lakes. If fishing from shore, only ONE fishing rod/line is permitted for each angler. If fishing alone in a boat, an angler is allowed to use TWO fishing rods/lines. Only ONE hook is allowed on each fishing line. There are exceptions/specific regulations for some lakes (such as catch and release only, requirement of barbless hook, boating restrictions), please see the table in Region Two's regulations (http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/docs/fish-synopsis_2007-08_region2.pdf) where each lake is listed for exceptions. If you witness a violation, please phone 1-877-952-7277 (RAPP) and report it. CONTACT For stocking plans, please contact the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery at (604) 504-4716.

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Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Ethan on March 04, 2009, 10:47:46 PM

this will be my  first year flyfishing,  i plan to be out on the water, either in a canoe or belly boat,
and am going to be fishing the victoria area,  anyone have any advice for the kind of flies / baits to use when targeting the stocked rainbows and cutties ?   ???
i dont know much about what types of flies to use and such so any advice would be appreciated, 
thanks,   Ethan

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: OGrady on March 05, 2009, 06:31:21 PM

Quote from: Ethan on March 04, 2009, 10:47:46 PM

this will be my  first year flyfishing,  i plan to be out on the water, either in a canoe or belly boat,
and am going to be fishing the victoria area,  anyone have any advice for the kind of flies / baits to use when targeting the stocked rainbows and cutties ?   ???
i dont know much about what types of flies to use and such so any advice would be appreciated, 
thanks,   Ethan

i dont know much about the lakes around vic but considering its gonna be your first year flyfishing and your gonna be targeting stocked fish out of a boat i suggest you just start with the basic trolling and searching patterns like a doc spratley, a wooly bugger or a micro leach. Go to a tackle shop and get a few diffrent sizes and coulors of these flys and troll around with them. often on a lake with a boat you can key in on a spot and just cast and retrieve there. thats were the real flyfishing practice comes in.

Good luck  :)

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 06, 2009, 03:07:37 PM

Quote from: bravo252 on March 04, 2009, 05:05:31 PM

Boo~ We lost deer(Burnaby) lake stocking!! :'(
Is there any chance to get it back Rod?? ???

Deer Lake in Burnaby is still in the stocking plan, unless something has changed this year. It has been stocked at least once per year.

Stocking plan in the Fraser Valley for next week has been revised today after staff took a look at all the lakes that they want to stock.

March 11th, Lafarge and Como will be stocked.

March 12th, Green Timbers and Sasamat will be stocked.

March 13th, Errock and Mill will be stocked.

Fish weight averages 275g.

These are of course still tentative dates, especially with the unpredictable weather that we are experiencing right now.

Quote from: Ethan on March 04, 2009, 10:47:46 PM

this will be my  first year flyfishing,  i plan to be out on the water, either in a canoe or belly boat,
and am going to be fishing the victoria area,  anyone have any advice for the kind of flies / baits to use when targeting the stocked rainbows and cutties ?

Size 8 to 12 leech patterns have always worked when we targeted these fish. Dark colours seem to work well, brown, olive, black. Try mixing two colours together (body/tail combination).

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: fishseeker on March 09, 2009, 12:58:12 PM

Quote from: HOOK on March 09, 2009, 08:31:28 AM

Yes i hit the Vedder quite a bit but gearing up more for trout hunting right now(rainbows, cutties) Green Timbers is shore access only and no wading allowed, cant even let your dog in the water or you risk a ticket(seen lots handed out over the years). I would think Lafarge will fish better probably Friday and into the weekend, give the trout time to look around LOL however those little buggers do go crazy when they get in and the tend to get the other fish more active to feed also  ;D


Do you fly fish the Vedder for steel ?

Umm..I have never fished for Steelhead before so this will be a first for me.  From everything I have read, March is supposed to be prime time for them and since I have time off this week it seems like too good an opportunity to miss. I will be fishing gear for them because I figured that approach is going to be the easiest to start with [ Plastic worms, jigs, plastic eggs] (I am not all that proficient at fly fishing much as I enjoy it. )

So you think Friday might be better on Lafarge?  If Green Timbers is shore access only and access is good enough that actually has some advantages and it's probably worth exploring.   I don't particularly like messing about with my inflatable if I don't have to - maybe I will head out there Thursday afternoon.  If  you are fly fishing there I will keep an eye out for you and introduce myself.

Quote from: Rodney on March 09, 2009, 12:13:08 PM

Lafarge Lake, from the reports that I have been getting, has actually been producing pretty well even though the last stocking was done back in late November. Good to see those fish made it through the cold snaps.

Interesting, I did not know that.  I have always assumed that lake gets completely cleaned out within about 3 weeks of stocking.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 10, 2009, 10:00:51 PM

For the little one, it's worth looking into visiting the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery for the Learn to Fish program if you haven't done it.

http://www.gofishbc.com/learntofish/default.htm

There are two ponds at the hatchery. They just put fish into them recently so class sessions have begun. Group or individuals can set up a time for it. Best to phone the hatchery for availability. :)

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Nick78 on March 10, 2009, 10:13:08 PM

Thanks Rod, that program looks good! But he'd already pass that stage of fishingskills. He does everything by hisself, from casting 'til catching like I did when I was 5. The only thing I have to do is to clean the fish after if we keep one or unknot the birdsnest... But I think it's worth a try cause he still got to learn so many things and it's fun for sure!

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 12, 2009, 03:03:14 PM

Confirmation of today's trout stocking as promised.

MARCH 12TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish
Lafarge	1,184
Como	592

Average weight of these fish is 270 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 13, 2009, 02:03:06 PM

MARCH 13TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish
Green Timbers	700
Sasamat	1,000

Average weight of these fish is 275 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Lawsch on March 15, 2009, 01:36:09 AM

Spent 3hrs on Sasamat today, teaching the kids to fish.  No bites but saw a school of 20-30 fish near the floating bridge in the shallow water.  They are definately there ready to go.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 18, 2009, 06:29:03 PM

MARCH 16TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish
Mill	700

Average weight of these fish is 240 grams.

Buntzen, Deer (in Burnaby), Schkam, Errock, Whonnock are expected to be stocked on Thursday and Friday.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 19, 2009, 03:04:45 PM

MARCH 19TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish
Deer (in Burnaby)	700
Buntzen	1,100

Average weight of these fish is 267 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 23, 2009, 11:06:58 AM

MARCH 20TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Schkam	700	4.0
Errock	300	6.0
Whonnock	700	7.0

Average weight of these fish is 270 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on March 25, 2009, 10:26:54 PM

MARCH 25TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Weight
Lafarge	54	2,200.00g (surplus brood)
	641	440.00g (fall catchable holdovers)

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 02, 2009, 01:09:58 PM

APRIL 1ST 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Buntzen	768	6.0
Green Timbers	768	7.0

Average weight of these fish is 312.5 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 03, 2009, 09:18:56 AM

APRIL 2ND 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Rolley	1,000	4.0
Mill	500	6.0

Average weight of these fish is 312.5 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 03, 2009, 08:23:13 PM

Regarding daily quota of trout at Green Timbers, I have received numerous emails about it as the irregularity between City of Surrey and MoE has confused anglers. The region 2 daily quota of four trout applies to Green Timbers Lake. The City of Surrey decided to introduce the daily quota of one fish a couple of years ago, but COs follow MoE's regs. After identifying the problem, MoE and Surrey met last year to tackle the issue. The outcome was a proposal of daily quota of two trout to be introduced for April 2010. In the meantime, the daily quota of trout at Green Timbers remains four fish.

The hatchery will now look at stocking Rice and a couple of lakes in Squamish next (Browning and Brohm).

Enjoy this weekend's excellent weather at your local lake.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 08, 2009, 11:13:41 AM

APRIL 7TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Browning	1,600	8.5

Average weight of these fish is 312 grams. The hatchery ran into too much snow on the way up to Edith Lake so was unable to stock it.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 09, 2009, 11:45:09 AM

APRIL 8TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Buntzen	1,500	9.0
Lafarge	1,200	11.0

Average weight of these fish is 310 grams.

There will be more stockings next week, the hatchery is anxiously waiting to get into Rice and Mike Lake.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 15, 2009, 03:18:14 PM

APRIL 15TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Green Timbers	512	14.0
Lafarge	1,632	15.0
Como	1,024	15.0

Average weight of these fish is 312 grams. Notice the water temperature difference between today and a couple of weeks ago.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 17, 2009, 10:13:02 AM

APRIL 16TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Rice	1,600	9.5
Mike	530	9.0
Sasamat	1,060	11.0

Average weight of these fish is 312 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 22, 2009, 11:32:34 AM

APRIL 21ST 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Whonnock	500	15.0
Deer (in Burnaby)	500	6.0 <-- seems a bit low, being reviewed right now
Buntzen	600	15.0

Average weight of these fish is 320 grams. Please note that Buntzen Lake is extremely low right now.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 22, 2009, 06:07:46 PM

APRIL 22ND 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Elbow	433	10.0
Schkam (Lake of Woods)	866	9.0
Mill	433	16.0

Average weight of these fish is 290 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 27, 2009, 04:08:23 PM

Here it is.

APRIL 27TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Lafarge	1,500	15.0
Rolley	1,500	12.0

Average weight of these fish is 307 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on April 30, 2009, 02:34:38 PM

APRIL 30TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Rice	1,620	12.5

Average weight of these fish is 315 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 09, 2009, 08:26:47 AM

MAY 7TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Mike	572	11.0
Sasamat	590	13.0
Deer	400	14.0

Average weight of these fish is 300 grams.

Next week, a number of lakes will be stocked:

Browning, Edith and Alice in Squamish on Monday May 11th.

Browning, Loggers, Lost on Tuesday May 12th.

Como, Lafarge, Rice, Green Timbers on Wednesday May 13th.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 12, 2009, 03:37:54 AM

MAY 11TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Edith	800	13.0
Alice	300	14.0
Browning	450	13.0

Average weight of these fish is 310 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 13, 2009, 09:51:41 AM

MAY 12TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Browning	450	12.0
Loggers	500	11.0
Lost	600	15.0

Average weight of these fish is 310 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 14, 2009, 03:06:26 PM

MAY 13TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Green Timbers	500	14.0
Como	1,000	15.0
Lafarge	1,000	15.0
Rice	1,000	13.0

Average weight of these fish is 318 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Steelhawk on May 27, 2009, 09:34:37 AM

Hmmm, Lafarge trout has been fished out already with the huge crowd.  ;D  Oh boy, never seen so many fishermen in my 22 years of living there. It has become the Lake fishing mecca of Vancouver. Many fishermen I talk to are not locals.

It has been almost two weeks since the lake has been stocked? Any information on next stocking?
I fished Como Lake for the first time the other day. A nice alternative from the over-crowded Lafarge. Interestingly, the fish size over there seems much smaller than those in Lafarge. I thought they stock the same size fish for both lakes.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Newtown on May 27, 2009, 06:01:19 PM

Are any of the more secluded lakes in Squamish like Hut Lake ever stocked?

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: jimmywits on May 28, 2009, 09:39:49 AM

Quote from: Newtown on May 27, 2009, 06:01:19 PM

Are any of the more secluded lakes in Squamish like Hut Lake ever stocked?

If you go to www.gofishbc.com you can print off the stocking plan for 2009 season. Unfortunately there are a number of omissions in the squamish area, hut lake being one of them. I don't see any mention of Leveett lake,Cat lake,Stump lake,Fawn lake,Lucille lake,Starvation lake on the plan either. Thats not to say that there can't possibly be adjustments to the plan.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 28, 2009, 02:25:51 PM

MAY 27TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Water temperature (C)
Rice	1,320	17.0
Buntzen	1,250	16.0

Average weight of these fish in Rice Lake is 360 grams, in Buntzen Lake is 348 grams.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on May 30, 2009, 04:24:53 AM

MAY 28TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Como	1,200	330.0	-

MAY 29TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Rolley	835	360.0	20.0
Lafarge	891	360.0	22.0
Whonnock	200	360.0	20.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: EZ_Rolling on June 05, 2009, 02:31:45 PM

Hey Rod

Any updates wouldn't mind hitting a lake this weekend.

EZ

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: HOOK on June 05, 2009, 02:44:00 PM

ya any idea of when Green Timbers might be stocked again?? it almost seems void of fish now  :(

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CanadianDavid on June 05, 2009, 03:40:18 PM

I guess they will stock lakes before the BC Family fishing weelend

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Geff_t on June 05, 2009, 04:11:10 PM

Quote from: HOOK on June 05, 2009, 02:44:00 PM

ya any idea of when Green Timbers might be stocked again?? it almost seems void of fish now  :(

  The lakes are almost getting to warm for them to stock. I do not know the exact temp at which they stop but it is pretty close to the 20 degree mark which the lakes are getting close too.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on June 08, 2009, 03:16:55 AM

JUNE 3RD 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Stacey	500	320.0	-

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on June 12, 2009, 05:45:35 PM

Around a dozen lakes in the Lower Mainland (Stacey, Alice, Brohm, Browning, Alpha, Lost, Nita, Rice, Buntzen, Como and Lafarge) will be stocked next week before the BC Family Fishing Weekend (http://www.bcfamilyfishing.com).

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CanadianDavid on June 12, 2009, 07:20:38 PM

Thanks Rodney, your info is accurate. I trust you always

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on June 17, 2009, 04:12:35 PM

JUNE 16TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Stacey	250	340.0	18.0
Alice	200	340.0	21.0
Brohm	250	340.0	21.0
Browning	500	340.0	20.0
Alpha	500	340.0	16.0
Lost	400	340.0	21.0
Nita	1,000	340.0	12.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: dereke on June 17, 2009, 04:49:53 PM

 Nita got a thousand wow :o :o :o

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on June 19, 2009, 05:38:31 PM

JUNE 18TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Rice	680	340.0	21.0

Another 270 fish will be released by participants on Sunday's family fishing day event. More info:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishy_news/090618-1.html

JUNE 19TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Como	400	340.0	23.0
Lafarge	1,100	340.0	23.0

Another 200 will be released at Lafarge Lake on Saturday June 20th by participants at the family fishing event. More info:

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishy_news/090617-1.html

The hatchery is wrapping up the spring catchable rainbow trout stockings. There is one more stocking for Buntzen Lake before it ends. Stockings will resume in late September.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: fossil on September 22, 2009, 01:08:06 PM

I heard Lafarge stocked 300 rainbow the day before yesterday, is that true?

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: jimmywits on September 22, 2009, 04:12:31 PM

Quote from: fossil on September 22, 2009, 01:08:06 PM

I heard Lafarge stocked 300 rainbow the day before yesterday, is that true?

Haven't heard that and it would surprise me  if they did, as the water temperature is still too warm. I was up at Buntzen Lake on Sunday and it was still about 18 to 19 degrees C. Lafarge would likely be warmer than Buntzen.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on September 24, 2009, 10:16:29 AM

Catchable rainbow trout stocking has resumed at Lower Mainland lakes.

SEPTEMBER 17TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Rice	290	510.0	21.0
Como	290	510.0	20.0
Lafarge	290	510.0	20.0
Green Timbers	130	510.0	20.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Stu on September 24, 2009, 12:05:45 PM

Could someone please elaborate where Green Timbers lake is?
Thank you.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on September 24, 2009, 02:41:53 PM

http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/green_timbers_lake.html

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: HOOK on September 24, 2009, 04:14:42 PM

Ok Rodney why did it take you a week to post the stockings this time ??? your normally on the ball with these LOL


just giving ya a hard time  ;D

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Steelhawk on September 24, 2009, 05:17:08 PM

A week ago? Forget it, the 100+ fish must be all gone by now in Lafarge.  ;D

Just curious where you got the news, Rodney? I was looking up the Freshwater Society BC site yesterday and they still had June as the last stocked month for most lakes as in this link:http://www.gofishbc.com/r2.htm

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: jimmywits on September 25, 2009, 08:46:57 AM

Quote from: Rodney on September 24, 2009, 10:16:29 AM

Catchable rainbow trout stocking has resumed at Lower Mainland lakes.

SEPTEMBER 17TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Rice	148	510.0	21.0
Como	148	510.0	20.0
Lafarge	148	510.0	20.0
Green Timbers	66	510.0	20.0

Great news,how did you access this info it is still not showing on go fish BC?

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on September 25, 2009, 09:57:58 AM

Quote from: jimmywits on September 25, 2009, 08:46:57 AM

Great news,how did you access this info it is still not showing on go fish BC?

The hatchery managers in Region 1 and 2 email me directly with stocking data so they can be available right away for readers, it's a project that this website has been involved with FFSBC since 2006. For people don't use the discussion forum frequently, they can see the stocking database updates in http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_report/stocking.html

This particular stocking was not announced until this week because FFSBC staff were doing some sampling at these lakes.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on October 13, 2009, 06:16:27 PM

OCTOBER 13TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Green Timbers	667	540.0	10.0
Mill	333	540.0	12.0
Mike	182	540.0	9.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on October 19, 2009, 03:52:28 PM

OCTOBER 19TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Errock	300	220.0	11.0
Como	900	220.0	12.0
Browning	1,000	220.0	10.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: jimmywits on October 19, 2009, 05:38:38 PM

Quote from: Rodney on October 19, 2009, 03:52:28 PM

OCTOBER 19TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Errock	300	220.0	11.0
Como	900	220.0	12.0
Browning	1,000	220.0	10.0

Much appreciated Rodney.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CanadianDavid on October 20, 2009, 05:33:54 PM

220 grams, too small, baby fish.

Thank you for your info, Rodney

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: HOOK on October 20, 2009, 08:06:38 PM

Green Timbers just got another 750 today all average around 200-220 grams. these are tiny fish people average length around 5-7 inches. I was obviously there when they dumped them in right next to me LOL I didnt get a hit all day either  :-\

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: whereismyfloat on October 20, 2009, 09:24:48 PM

hook,

i'm thinking of giving this little lake a go. Any suggestions on flies would be appreciated. I tried the search function but hey - my computer skills are not the best.
how deep is the lake? floating line?

thx

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: HOOK on October 20, 2009, 09:27:33 PM

only floating lines. and the basic chironies will work. Black/red rib, black/silver rib are probably my best producers. I like using size 14's personally.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: whereismyfloat on October 20, 2009, 09:29:58 PM

cheers!

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: whereismyfloat on October 21, 2009, 04:48:38 PM

Spent a couple of hours at GT today as it's fairly close to home. Never been there before but enjoyed the afternoon. 4 fish on, 2 landed, one lost outright and one lost to a cat tail.  Lots of fun. All on a little micro leech I tied last night.

There is nothing better that putting together hooks, feathers, string ... etc and then catching a fish on your pattern. I'll never outgrow that.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CanadianDavid on October 21, 2009, 05:39:55 PM

Quote from: whereismyfloat on October 21, 2009, 04:48:38 PM

Spent a couple of hours at GT today as it's fairly close to home. Never been there before but enjoyed the afternoon. 4 fish on, 2 landed, one lost outright and one lost to a cat tail.  Lots of fun. All on a little micro leech I tied last night.

There is nothing better that putting together hooks, feathers, string ... etc and then catching a fish on your pattern. I'll never outgrow that.

How big is the fish you caught, 220 Grams or 540 grams

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: whereismyfloat on October 21, 2009, 05:46:05 PM

I was split right down the middle. 2 fish were about 1lb or so (maybe a little bigger) and two were smaller guys.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on October 28, 2009, 07:29:44 PM

OCTOBER 20TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Grace	500	196.0	14.0
Lafarge	1,500	196.0	13.0
Green Timbers	754	196.0	13.0

OCTOBER 21ST 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Sasamat	777	196.0	13.5
Buntzen	898	196.0	11.0

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Rolley	550*	343.0	11.5
Rice	1,057	323.0	12.0

* Three different size classes were stocked in Rolley and Rice Lake, please see the database (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fishing_report/stocking_2.html) for more detailed stocking numbers.

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CanadianDavid on November 04, 2009, 03:02:23 PM

Thanks

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on November 09, 2009, 12:48:11 AM

NOVEMBER 3RD 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Green Timbers	116	2,000.0	10.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: fish007 on November 09, 2009, 08:31:19 AM

2000 Gram trout is huge. Has anyone caught one of them?

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: bbronswyk2000 on November 09, 2009, 08:43:32 AM

Thats 4.4lbs

Thats pretty sweet

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on November 09, 2009, 03:25:51 PM

NOVEMBER 9TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Buntzen	1,150	226.0	9.0
Lafarge	2,210	226.0	9.0
Como	810	226.0	9.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Blackgivesway2blue on November 09, 2009, 03:43:29 PM

Quote from: fish007 on November 09, 2009, 08:31:19 AM

2000 Gram trout is huge. Has anyone caught one of them?

 i did on saturday, but when i got it on shore it bent the clip in half so it took my lure.  so i didnt get the exact wieght just an estimate, looked pretty big though, i think it was 1 of the 4 pounders

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: hank4hire on November 10, 2009, 01:06:01 AM

I tried on friday at green timbers for one the big guys (2000g) but they weren't liking my bait or spoons.  I actually saw one swim pretty close to shore, some clown jumped in the water to tried to catch it by hand but fortunately the only thing he caught were wet shoes and jeans!  :D

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: Rodney on November 10, 2009, 03:44:16 PM

NOVEMBER 10TH 2009'S RAINBOW TROUT STOCKINGS

Lake name	Number of fish	Average weight (grams)	Water temperature (C)
Green Timbers	833	226.0	8.5
Mill	1,167	226.0	8.5
Mike	370	226.0	8.0
Rice	1,650	226.0	8.0

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: vancook on November 10, 2009, 07:23:01 PM

I also tried green timbers for the 2kg rainbows but no luck there. I saw movement but they didn't want any part of my spoons or baits

I'll probably head to Rice lake again since it's just been stocked, some relaxing fishing

Title: Re: 2009 Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley rainbow trout stocking information
Post by: CALI 2 B.C. on November 11, 2009, 10:47:58 PM

I pulled a weighed 7 and a half pounder out of there last year or was it two years ago right after the ice melted have pics but cant post off this playstation 3.