Fish'N The Mountains **Updated-Data Back On Tagged Fish**

[Daceminnow]

slow day on the ice. always cool to be up high and in the snow though. kinda depressing coming back down and seeing all the brown ground again heading east toward home. despite the fish not fully cooperating, still managed a few shots from the trip. enjoy.

Dace

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[Lady White]

Great Pictures! Look like you had a wonderful day!!

[Roro85]

Awesome photos! thanks for sharing

[Dust1n]

Thats a huge bully dude!

[tight line]

Handsome Bully!

[Guitarplayingfish]

Big beautiful bullies.

As usual, great job. I'm basically done ice-fishing this year, I can't resist the fly. If your heading south in the future, let me know.. the rivers have been producing pretty good for me as of late.

[Speckle55]

Grats Daceminnow .. very nice pic's you must find inner-peace when you are up there:thinking-006:

Thanks for sharing

David:)

[Mudslide]

Dude, What happened to your face? :)

[NUK SOO KOW]

Nice fish man! Congrats!

[vondogleg]

Awesome pics D!!! I'll probably be off for spring breakup pretty soon...might be able to come down and visit for a couple days of fishing with ya...i'll be in touch...

[BGSH]

Great pictures as always.

[sago.]

Nice Bully thats awsome !!!!! been doing lots of fish around sylvan lake been wanting to get out to the mountains what lake is that on ? or is it a lake X ?

[Guitarplayingfish]

Nice Bully thats awsome !!!!! been doing lots of fish around sylvan lake been wanting to get out to the mountains what lake is that on ? or is it a lake X ?

There are only so many lakes in alberta you can catch bulls like that through the ice. Check your regs, you'll figure it out :)

[chriscosta]

Pretty sweet un cooperative fish man congrats

[McLeod]

There are only so many lakes in alberta you can catch bulls like that through the ice. Check your regs, you'll figure it out :)

Many ? Through the ice ? No... but yes he can do a little research..

[goldscud]

Do you see the numbered tag just behind the eye? Spaghetti tags wear out....these ones last longer. I wonder what lake that could be??

[Steven Noel]

Love the pics Dace (no surprise there). Thanks for posting.

[jrs]

Very nice, some healthy looking bullies there..

[Guitarplayingfish]

Many ? Through the ice ? No... but yes he can do a little research..

ONLY so many... In other words, few.

[silverdoctor]

Looks to be a sweet day, beauty bulls.

Never caught one before, it's on my to do list for the summer.

[McLeod]

ONLY so many... In other words, few.

I must need glasses if i missed that.. My bad...

[JReed]

Hog of a bull, congrats! Nice to see our provincial fish on display

[Daceminnow]

Do you see the numbered tag just behind the eye?


very good eye, Mr Scud.

i contacted the area fisheries biologist for the region this tagged fish was caught in last week. conversations were had and pictures, measurements, and other data noted by myself on this catch was forwarded to him. i received the data sheet back on the male fish known as A08. with the permission of the biologist, please see his comments below as well as the data sheet on Bull Trout A08. very interesting information i thought at least a few members and fellow fisherman may enjoy.


Note : i measured this fish last week on my measuring board at 73 cm.


Dace


from the area fisheries biologist.

"That bull trout you caught was first tagged in August 2000, when it was 59 cm long (fork length). Since it was likely at least six years old when first tagged, that would mean that it was at least 19 years old when you caught it.

Cheers,
Jim"



known history on Bull Trout A08 since 17/08/2000

[HunterDave]

That's pretty cool Dace! :)

[fishtank]

wow that a great looking fish you got there !!

[Daceminnow]

also. during the conversations i had with the area fisheries biologist i learned of something else i'd like to pass along. all the bull trout tagged with the external spaghetti tags (which many now are no longer on the fish or in some cases difficult to read) were also tagged with a visible implant (VI) tag at the same time. most of these tags were implanted into the left side of the fishes head behind the eye as this fish was, although if it didn't take on the left side some may be found on the right side. i haven't caught a spaghetti tagged fish for a couple years now, and will be more observant looking for the VI tags on the fish going forward. i will continue to share my notes and observations as a fisherman with our biologists and would encourage you all to do the same. i also plan to post some more data shared by this area fisheries biologist at a later time, for any that may be interested.

Dace

[pikergolf]

Very interesting, thanks.

[Badback]

Nice fish and thanks for the info...

[Lefty-Canuck]

Very cool! Also interesting how old it was! I wouldn't have thought it would be that old....

LC

[Daceminnow]

also. during the conversations i had with the area fisheries biologist i learned of something else i'd like to pass along. all the bull trout tagged with the external spaghetti tags (which many now are no longer on the fish or in some cases difficult to read) were also tagged with a visible implant (VI) tag at the same time. most of these tags were implanted into the left side of the fishes head behind the eye as this fish was, although if it didn't take on the left side some may be found on the right side. i haven't caught a spaghetti tagged fish for a couple years now, and will be more observant looking for the VI tags on the fish going forward. i will continue to share my notes and observations as a fisherman with our biologists and would encourage you all to do the same. i also plan to post some more data shared by this area fisheries biologist at a later time, for any that may be interested.

Dace


i need to add to the above post as i missed an important piece of information regarding the tagged fish. there is no need to look for a VI tags on bulls that still have an adipose fin. the adipose fin has been removed/clipped from only the bulls that were tagged. therefore if the fish still has an adipose fin, it will not be a tagged fish. thanks.



Dace




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[silverdoctor]

So this is the tag? like a game of where's waldo... how is it attached?

[jstelfox]

So this is the tag? like a game of where's waldo... how is it attached?

The VI tag is applied with the use of a special flattened needle that is inserted into the clear tissue behind the eye. A flattened plunger then pushes the tag out of the needle and into the slot created by the needle.

[goldscud]

Good show Dace. You got one of the biggest fish left. I don't believe there are many Bulls over 30" in that lake. I'll have to ask my friends if they got any fish with yellow tags in the last year. Some of the really old fish are shrinking in mass and left with a giant head.

[fish gunner]

Great story and result dace. Nice fish and a great day on the ice.

[Daceminnow]

So this is the tag?

yes. here's a zoomed in picture of the VI tag. A08.

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The VI tag is applied with the use of a special flattened needle that is inserted into the clear tissue behind the eye. A flattened plunger then pushes the tag out of the needle and into the slot created by the needle.

thank you for this explanation on the process.

Dace

[Steven Noel]

Great job Dace on catching such a beautiful and well aged Bully, and for taking the time to follow up on the tag and let us know what you found.

[AdverseCity]

Easily one of the coolest things I've learned online about fishing. I think I need to catch me a tagged bully just for the interesting follow up research.

[goldscud]

Still some spaghetti tagged fish last summer...fish over 20 years old.

[icefever]

Will definately keep an eye open for they eye tags, I caught 3 this winter with spaghetti tags but never looked for the eye tags. Definately nice to see the tracking information and age of these fish. Talking to someone up there last wee said he caught his two biggest this year both over 10lbs

[fish99]

have caught lots of bull trout some had the yellow tag, now i will look for the eye tag, thanks for the info.

[slivers86]

Thanks for sharing this information Dace. I enjoy reading your posts as they always bring a fine balance of knowledge, conservation and damn good fishing.

Very neat to hook into a 19y/o Bull - bound to be a grand daddy by now hey?