Bass ackwards

[Neil Waugh]

My Lake Windermere bucket mouth.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c152/NeilWaugh/inveremere007.jpg

[Duk Dog]

Boy that is a dandy. Having grown up in Ontario I sure do miss the bass fishing - nothing more fun to catch when you are a kid.

[Shrubs]

Saw the write up in the Saturday Sun. I've never heard the term redneck ballett before.:lol: :lol: Always enjoy your articles.

[Jigger]

Lake Windemere in Invemere? What else can you catch in there?

[lippy]

My Lake Windermere bucket mouth.

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c152/NeilWaugh/inveremere007.jpg

I had no idea that there were Bass in Windemere..or is that the only one.:lol:

[Neil Waugh]

Neither did I. Scared the heck out of me when I looked down the hole and saw nothin' but mouth. Then I read in the local Invermere rag that large mouths have quietly become a dominent species. Which makes a big change from that other critter whose name you're not allowed to say anymore.
Suddenly all those boat docks on the lake and sloughs down the Columbia Valley take on a whole new meaning.

[Buck Krazy]

There are kokanne, rainbows, cuts, brookies, I would assume dollys or bulls ling and obviously bass. All I have ever caught are those stinkin ugly sqwa fish.

[johnny2]

Hi Neil-3 quick dumb questions- Did you keep him? If so did you cook it up? & What do they taste like? Have never caught Bass, so no idea what they taste like..... cheers

[Neil Waugh]

And three quick responses. Nope, nope and dunno. Last I saw of the big dude after I snapped the pic was a square tail descending down the ice bore.
There was turkey, salmon, ham and prime rib waiting back at my sis's house. Frying the bucket mouth was not a priority in my life.
As you've probably already figured out, I'm about as dumb as most Albertans when it comes to bass. Maybe not TJ and Claudio.

[Win94]

Nice pic Neil and a X2 on enjoying your articles!!! Thank you and Happy New Year!!!

[cbanderson]

I just wanted to add a quick comment on this thread its nice to see some buckets close to go fish for as i am a long time bass fanatic through tournaments and for fun! But fishermen please do not target bass in winter as this can deplete the lake tremendously due the way bass winter. Large schools in deeper water they will lay in suspension.I have heard of guys 10 years ago back in kenora ont bringing in hundreds of bass in a single day.the biologists addressed this by explaining to fishermen the impact they had on by catching the bass in winter was burning up vital energy they needed to survive the winter. But anyway congrats on the bucket and good to see!

[Iron Brew]

How did the bass come to be there, and what will it do to the native fish? And yes, I've fished bass, and I love them, but I also love trout etc.

Rod

[Buck Krazy]

I heard they were stocked to keep the squaw fish pop down.

[mud slug]

dumb question time again .what is a squaw fish? never heard of them before

[gunslinger]

x2 mud slug... what is a squaw fish

[TundraBuck]

A squawfish really kind of looks like a tri-hybrid between a whitefish, walleye, and sucker. Here is a photo:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Colorado_Pikeminnow.jpg/800px-Colorado_Pikeminnow.jpg


You can read more about squawfish here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squawfish


That's awesome Neil, I'm glad someone was catching bass out there! I have a cabin in the area and we were out ice fishing around there last January but we never thought to give that place a shot. Did you see very many? What did you catch him on? Anxious to get out there later this month and try and catch a few of them! C&R of course.

[Salvelinus]

aka northern pikeminnow
We don't have them here, except in the peace drainage.

And I highly doubt the BC govt would stock a non-native invasive fish to control a native fish :huh: More likely this is another case of typical kootenay illegal bucket biology

[TundraBuck]

aka northern pikeminnow
We don't have them here, except in the peace drainage.

And I highly doubt the BC govt would stock a non-native invasive fish to control a native fish :huh: More likely this is another case of typical kootenay illegal bucket biology

Yep, it's gotta stop.

[mud slug]

kind of a ugly looking thing. are they good to eat?

[Neil Waugh]

Not sure if I'm supposed to cross-thread like this but here's my Sun piece.



http://www.edmontonsun.com/OutThere/Columnists/Waugh_Outdoors/2007/12/29/4744457-sun.html

[sheephunter]

Hey Neil...cool post...lots of bass in BC but they are a rare catch through the ice.

[TundraBuck]

I wouldn't eat a squaw but some guys do.

[owlhoot]

Good one Tundra

[duffy4]

Years ago I spent the better part of a day in a conoe with my brother on Duck lake. We pitched spinners and caught yellow perch, bluegill sunfish and enough largemouth bass to keep it really interesting. I've always wanted to go back for a second helping.

Robin in Rocky

[Salvelinus]

Years ago I spent the better part of a day in a conoe with my brother on Duck lake. We pitched spinners and caught yellow perch, bluegill sunfish and enough largemouth bass to keep it really interesting. I've always wanted to go back for a second helping.

Robin in Rocky

Sunfish are pumpkinseeds, not bluegills.

That lake is a dream to fish. No annoying powerboats, and a shot at a lunker bucketmouth. Bass in most other Kootenay lakes overpopulate and stunt, mess up natural ecosystems and destroy excellent trout stocking programs.

[Reeves1]

Some place in the house, I have a list of about 40 Lakes in B.C. with Bass :evilgrin:

Love fishing those very hard hitting fish !

Trout: :sick:

:lol:

[sheephunter]

Ya Duck is a fun lake but there are some lakes a bit further west with far bigger bass. I've seen pics of largemouth reportedly over 10 pounds and I'd believe it. Biggest one I've personally seen is 8 pounds from BC.


Yes, the pumpkinseeds in Duck are actually sunfish...not bluegills.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkinseed

[Salvelinus]

Ya Duck is a fun lake but there are some lakes a bit further west with far bigger bass. I've seen pics of largemouth reportedly over 10 pounds and I'd believe it. Biggest one I've personally seen is 8 pounds from BC.


Yes, the pumpkinseeds in Duck are actually sunfish...not bluegills.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumpkinseed


hehehe, other way around

Here's one from Duck.

I'd say my favorite bass lake is Vaseux. Both smallies and bucketmouths, early season, large average size, fish respond well to topwater flies, awesome sight fishing for huge carp and again no power boats.

[sheephunter]

Didn't know their were smallmouth in Vaseaux......but have caught loads of big largemouth there. Definitely a great lake.

[theduke]

A squawfish really kind of looks like a tri-hybrid between a whitefish, walleye, and sucker. Here is a photo:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8c/Colorado_Pikeminnow.jpg/800px-Colorado_Pikeminnow.jpg


You can read more about squawfish here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squawfish


That's awesome Neil, I'm glad someone was catching bass out there! I have a cabin in the area and we were out ice fishing around there last January but we never thought to give that place a shot. Did you see very many? What did you catch him on? Anxious to get out there later this month and try and catch a few of them! C&R of course.

im glade i came acroos this thread, me and my budies reant a cabin in the north shoe.. every year, and i cuaght something that looked like that now i know what that is, always caught them on a fly

[Redfrog]

I've never caught Squawfish on a fly. they have a mouth like a sucker.
But I have caught lots of Rocky mountain whitefish on a fly. they look similar and are about the same size.

http://www.flyfishusa.com/newsletter/062903/

[theduke]

we were catching them on a fly in the evening they seemed to be feeding like trout for flys thats why we didnt know what the hell they were when we were catching them

[fishing101]

That is a nice bass and there are probably more of those if you fished the docks and the weedy areas. There are a number of lakes in BC with bass in them and the fishing out there is amazing for them. I have only fished on the lower mainland and the island, but I have seen bass over 8 pounds for largemouth and over 6 for smallies. Duck lake is supposed to be one of the best trophy lakes in BC. The best time to see what a lake has in it is early in the year. Usually, you will not have to compete with a million boats either because the water is to cold for swimmers.

If you go to www.wcba.ca you can see the list of BC bass lakes and they are also putting on a tournament on osoyoos lake in Oct. Osoyoos is an amazing fishery for both smallies and largemouth.

If anyone would like to get out bass fishing sometime pm me. Also, for you sask guys there is huge largemouth in the boundary waters in sask.