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[coryandtrevor]

If so, hows the fight ? Do they fight like up in the interior ?

My guess is they will soon be very hungry and succumb to the Powerbaiters or the otters and be gone in no time.

[jinyu]

I fished there last Saturday from 2 to 5pm and there is not too much action . Saw the guy on the boat caught a big one on the fly. He did have a big fight on his fly rod. However, people on the bank got shunked.

[Zach]

I haven't caught anything big in LaFarge this year but 2 years ago i landed a nice 4 pounder (weighed it on a scale) off shore on a bobber and worm.

[fishforever]

Zach and I tried it a while after it was first stocked, it was a struggle as fish we clinging to the bottom, could somone tell me if this is still happening or when this stops??

[coryandtrevor]

Nice !

Just looking to get some quality local action. I think that this initiative to place these Blackwater adults in our local lakes is a step in the right direction regarding encouragement to angling around the LM lakes.

Why they don't raise some the triploids to fair sizes ( 2 - 6lbs ) in the hatchery is a mystery. It would encourage local angling and raise the stakes a bit as catching 200grm catchables just isn't fun anymore.

England and the British Isles raise nice Rainbows to all kinds of sizes up to 10lbs before releasing into their lakes so why cant we ?

Thanks guys,


CandT

[Derp]

it probably takes too much time and money to do so..

[coryandtrevor]

Yeah, moneys behind everything but I would rather have 40 fatties in a lake than 1000 pinners.

Wouldn't you ?

[bcguy]

Speaking of otters, was fishing at Sasamat a couple of weeks ago, and saw a whole pack of the little water weasels, guess they move around eh?
Coincidently, there were no fish around that day...

[mastercaster]

Nice !

Just looking to get some quality local action. I think that this initiative to place these Blackwater adults in our local lakes is a step in the right direction regarding encouragement to angling around the LM lakes.

Why they don't raise some the triploids to fair sizes ( 2 - 6lbs ) in the hatchery is a mystery. It would encourage local angling and raise the stakes a bit as catching 200grm catchables just isn't fun anymore.

England and the British Isles raise nice Rainbows to all kinds of sizes up to 10lbs before releasing into their lakes so why cant we ?

Thanks guys,


CandT

The only reason those fish are in Lafarge is because they were netted out of Frisken Lake ( by Roche) which has a predominate winterkill.  Provincial Fisheries figure why let them die when we can net them and dump them into another lake.

[coryandtrevor]

Ya, I know. I read the posting. I think its quite a bonus to get these here in a local and I know they cant put them in a lake where they might escape down a creek or outfolw so Lafarge, Trout(Vancouver) and Mill get em exclusively for the most part. I really appreciate them trying something like this as like the article says they will most likely perish in the winter. 

My other point is why not raise our usual catchables to much larger sizes and maybe put in less of them making the fishing a little more interesting.

[mastercaster]

I think it all barrels down to $ and space.  If you've owned an aquarium before you know you can only have a certain number of fish in a given space so they remain healthy. The larger they are, the fewer you can have,the more food they need, and it gets tougher the larger they get to keep them healthy compared to having tons of smaller ones. I think the same principles would apply to hatcheries.

[Bhinky]

Think a chironomid 1ft off the bottom would produce some of those larger fish in Lafarge?

[Rodney]

As mastercaster has brought up, it depends on money, space and time. Catchables are the most expensive out of all the stocks raised by hatcheries around this province. Its goal is to sustain an introductory fishery, which brings in new anglers, who will eventually graduate and move onto higher quality fisheries that cost less to maintain (yearling stockings, etc). It does not make sense to spend more money and raise the fish for another year, or spend same amount of money and raise less fish that are bigger, to cater the same level of harvest rate.

What would be more welcoming is to designate a few lakes close to Vancouver as catch and release lakes, and put in larger fish so there isn't a net loss in stocks and quality of fishing remains high. This type of management would cater both introductory anglers who wish to take a few fish home in put and take lakes, as well as those who wish to only catch and release but do not wish to drive 4 hours to the nearest quality lakes. One scenario would be keeping put and take designation for Sasamat Lake, while making Buntzen Lake catch and release only. The two lakes are next two each other, so those who travel to the area can choose which fishery they wish to participate in.

Has anyone been interviewed by the fishery surveyor at Lafarge Lake this month?

[fishiotherapist]

I was when I went there earlier this month.
She asked how many times a week  I fish, length and number of fish etc., and why I fish

[GoldHammeredCroc]

UK lakes and ponds that are stocked on a regular basis with these large (up to 10 lbs) trout are always pay to play.  Some of the lakes that I have fished over there will cost upwards to about £30 for a days fishing (8 hrs) which is $60.  If you head out for a couple of days, it certainly adds up and these fees help to fund the stocking and rearing of these larger fish.  I think we are lucky to pay about $35 a year for the quality fishing that we have in this province.