i found this and i will quote
"smallmouth bass were introduced into alberta in the early to mid 20th century by
individuals or managers acting on their own initiative; these fish did not survive (scott
and crossman 1973; nelson and paetz 1992). Some reproduction of a small
population introduced between 1977 and 1984 into island lake, north of the town of
smoky lake in south-eastern alberta, has been observed. Remnants of this population
may still exist (nelson and paetz 1992)."
here is the url for this,
http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/library/337846.pdf
also quote
"fish stocking and fish transfers have a colourful history in alberta. Fisheries
managers introduced large and smallmouth bass into sylvan, gull and cooking
lakes in 1908 and into lac la nonne in 1924."
here is the url for this,
http://www.whyte.org/time/riveroflife/fishmgmt.pdf
reading all of this and i was thinking.
Do you think there are some bass still alive in island lake?