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Global warming has caused many changes in our weather patterns, and often times lakes are warmer now than they have ever been. The chances of stocked bass surviving have most likely increased. I would like to have some close by, but driving 3 hours is no big deal to me. There are lots of bass close to home... |
If the bass can even survive our winters, I think it would be a bad idea. Like perch, people would bucket them into lakes and rivers where they shouldn't be. And they're a predator species, It wouldn't be hard for them to compete with pike. I think it would be a good idea though to stock them into lakes that were illegally stocked with perch. They'd clear up that problem pretty well I think.
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Explain how it would be just as easy, to get bass from another province and transport them here, as it would for them to get bass from an alberta stocked lake. It would be way harder to transfer fish from province to province, rather than someone doing it locally, don't you think? Most ppl who transfer fish species illegally don't have the means to do that.
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I think it would be different for bass, as they would most likely be introduced to only a few places first, so people would start catching them and want them elsewhere, then take it upon themselves to move them around and illegally introduce them wherever they wanted. If they got put into certain places it could be very bad for local fish populations there and affect the entire lake. |
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Why don't you Bass fisherman get a pile of money together, stock a private water body without taxpayer funds, and you will all have a happy time.
Remember, no taxpayer funds. |
Caught a pile of smallmouth bass in northern Idaho the last week of August. They were awesome to catch! Most of them went airborne during the battles. The boys and I had a great week. Just had a few for supper this evening. They are right up there with Walleye for sure.
Too bad that they aren't native here. I'm not even sure that many of our lakes would be suitable for them either. They like clean, clear water - disqualifying many of our lakes. Oh well... I'll just have to head to BC, Manitoba or Idaho to get my fill of these exciting game fish. |
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I think mcgregor lake res would be suitable. I would think. Big enough as well |
Bass do well in mucky water too as anyone who has caught them in Duck lake near Creston will attest. Maybe bass won't do well here for the same reason we can't grow peaches.
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i did a thread a few months ago and came up short
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If everyone just did a search instead of starting a new thread, this forum would die in a week.Every topic, other than maybe what you had for breakfast on a particular day has been covered time and again on here and every other forum I'm sure. I don't understand why people get all bent out of shape about bringing up a topic more than once. If you think a thread has had too much exposure then don't respond . Pretty simple if you ask me. |
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I still think at the very least , offering bass would take attention off walleye and trout ...
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Here we go again.
Why do some sportsmen/women insist on wanting to play "god". What is it that they don't understand the mess that happens when non-indigenous species are introduced into an ecosystem? NO, NO, and a thousand times NO!!! BTW, the stocking of fish pond etc. are not funded by tax dollars, but by a portion of your license fees. Let's try and deal with the challenges that exist in Alberta's fisheries, and not try and mess it up by introducing new challenges. |
Alberta hasn't been able to figure out this mess for a long time, I think it's time to forge a new path. Small introductions here and there would benefit us and offer more variety.
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The only species of fish that aren't native are brown, brook, and most rainbow populations.
Look, this is rediculous. They stocked the rivers with brown and rainbows and they survived and were able to breed. They stocked many lakes with bass and NONE of their populations survived except for maybe island lake, and a small population if any at all. They've tried it, it failed. What more do you guys want? If you want to fish for bass, either move to a different province or take a trip. Alot determines whether a population of fish can survive in a body of water. You can't just throw things in a water body and expect them to survive. Do you even know what water alkalinity is? Quote:
And fishpro, you got it right buddy. That's exactly what I meant. |
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So your saying its ok to throw away money on PUT AND TAKE Trout but not on put and take Bass very open minded aren't you Well i think enough of my money has been wasted on trout that don't survive Bass can and have survived in different waters with different ph levels they will adapt to hp faster and better then trout |
There are 65 species of fish in Alberta, 54 that are native or have well-established introduced populations and 11 additional exotic species.
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Simple - this day and age fisheries personel are reluctant to introduce new species! And rightly so!
Should we be able to fish for asian carp in AB just because I want them or what about snakeshead? What they did by importing species in the 1920's or there abouts does NOT justify what they have learned since then! If you want to fish for bass - go to them. Take a trip. Sheesh. |
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