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[cutthroat22]

I live near Deer Lake and haven't seen or heard of any bass caught. Trout and BIG carp yes, but not bass.
I think it is all a plot to shift the masses away from the Vedder. 

Enjoy!

This is what makes catching 20 a big deal.

Buckets of bass have been tossed in the lake or else it's April 1st.

[pornlando]

Really?  I doubt it, but that would be cool.  That lake, Burnaby Lake, and Still Creek would be good for bass, imo.  They're dirty, polluted, warm, weedy, and ideal for bass.  They're already full of carp anyways, which is an invasive species.  We have a million clean lakes and rivers around BC that are perfect for trout and should not have bass.  The dirty, polluted urban ones should be full of bass, so that people can catch them easily, and enjoy doing so.   I saw some small fish that looked like sunfish, or could be bass hanging around the lily pads on the north side of the lake.  Then there were some fish leaping out of the water near the middle of the lake, don't know what they were.

I understand that the Burnaby lake system is a salmon habitat.  But all that effort for a few dozen salmon returning seems like a waste of time and effort. It's a bit of a lost cause.  Yea yea, I know people are going to disagree.  I like to fish for trout or bass.  Of course I do prefer trout, but they're harder to find, and I'm not interested in fishing for farmed stocked rainbows.  I only like to fish for wild trout - they fight and are aggressive!

All that would be needed is to have a fish fence so that the bass can't leave.  There are two creeks in and out of deer lake.  Apparently the Rainbow Trout that are stocked in Deer Lake, swim into the creek and end up in Burnaby Lake each summer.   Those that end up in Burnaby Lake, end up supposedly dying, due to the water being too warm.  I always wanted to share this finding about Burnaby Lake:  http://www.burnaby.ca/cityhall/departments/engnrn/engnrn_whtshp/engnrn_whtshp_brnbyl/engnrn_whtshp_brnbyl_envassfish/engnrn_whtshp_brnbyl_envassfish_fish.html#33

hey sam check your hotmail, youve got mail!

[Hen]

Sam, can't wait for your confirmation on bass existance there,

[jimmywits]

I have fished Deer lake a fair amount as it is quite close to home and I have only caught stocked rainbow trout, never any Bass. I have seen huge carp flopping around on the surface many times. Also I have found the  surroundings to be far more pleasant than most of the other urban ponds, due to it's size and the absence of roads around it and the parklike setting. It is very easy to launch prams or car toppers and is very tube fishable also. In the spring and fall when the air temps are cool, you will almost be alone out there. It would sure be great to see some efforts made to enhance the viability of the fishery.

[noxcape]

sam im sorry to burst your bubble but i can bet the house those fish in the burnette are largemouth and not smallmouth there are no smallmouth in the lower mainland

unless you can show a pic that it is a smallie


andy

[Sandman]

Ok well, I guess I can't post links here.  It's on the bcfishingreport dot com website.    Noxscape, what the heck happened to Albert Dyck Lake?? 

Click the hyperlink button and then paste the url between the brackets [url]paste the url here[url] like you would a photo url.


All rivers connect to the Fraser now have a potential for bass (Langley Environmental Partners Society has trapped bass in Salmon River in Langley on occasion), but the ones in Deer Lake would be more recent transplants.

[Sam6140]

Bass do prefer warmer, and possibly muddier water.  For example, all the bass around the Pitt Lake Marsh and sloughs, usually seem to stay there.  They have access to the Pitt River and Pitt Lake, but as those are colder and clearer waters with less cover - they seem to not be interested in leaving their home.  Sort of like people from the suburbs or the country.  They all have access to downtown, but do they want to live there?  No.

Andy:  I completely agree with you about Largemouth Bass being the only bass in the Lower Mainland.  That's all I've ever seen as well.  I was just quoting what I've read on the internet about Smallmouth bass in the Brunette River.   And it seems that there are no more bass in the Brunette River anyway.

[Sam6140]

I will definitely post my findings and photos about fishing in Deer Lake, when I give it a try.  I would have gone today, had it not been raining!  The next decent day - I will go.

[cutthroat22]

Confirmed - There are largemouth in Deer Lake.

[noxcape]

you got pics

[cutthroat22]

No pics.  I only fished for 15 mins and I had a 6 incher on.  He wiggled off when I tried to lift him to the dock.  It definitely was a bass.

Will try again on a nice day.

I think these fish will thrive in this lake.  I hope I am wrong!

[Sam6140]

which dock did you fish off of?  There are two at Deer Lake.     

[Sam6140]

So maybe all the Albert Dyck Lake bass have been moved to Deer Lake.

[noxcape]

where is this deer lake i might have to venture out and try is out one day soon

[Sandman]

where is this deer lake i might have to venture out and try is out one day soon

It is off Canada Way near Kensington where the Burnaby Heritage Village site is and there are various access points, none terribly easy to explain if you have never been there, but I am sure a google map search will get you there.