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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Jewelz on February 16, 2015, 05:38:42 PM
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I wanted to take the boat out and do some trolling at one of the lakes 'round here tomorrow. I've done Alouette, but nowhere else. Is Cultas a good lake to do some trolling for trout/koke etc.? Any other lakes around (1.5 hr max from Vancouver) that I can try? Thanks in advance!
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Cultus Lake would be a great option as fishing pressure is virtually absent at this time of year.. The recent Pikeminnow culls have improved opportunities for char, cutthroat, a few rainbow, even some residual coho. Try around the creek mouths and the lake outlet ;)
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Good lookin out! Thanks!
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Not to give it away...Go to far end troll beach all the way to creek mouth to cliffs and do the loop. Non stop action. Trout. Coho. Puke minnow.
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Not to give it away...Go to far end troll beach all the way to creek mouth to cliffs and do the loop. Non stop action. Trout. Coho. Puke minnow.
;D ;D
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Can u keep what u catch at Cultas?
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Can u keep what u catch at Cultas?
It sounds like you best refer to the current synopsys/regulations for your answer. I don't think you can keep the Green Sturgeon.
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http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/regulations/docs/1315/fishing_synopsis_2013-15_region2.pdf
Best to look under Cultus, not Cultas. ;)
Cultus Lake's regulations allow you to retain wild trout and char, but personally I would let them go as they can be anadromous. Take the hatchery-marked cutthroat trout retained in the photo below. No hatchery raised cutthroat trout are released into Cultus Lake, so a fish like this one most likely came from one of the other streams in the Fraser Valley where they are released by the Fraser Valley Trout Hatchery.
https://www.facebook.com/fishingwithrod/photos/a.10150223487187712.322235.78768862711/10150223487692712/?type=3&theater
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I don't think you can keep the Green Sturgeon.
I know there are white sturgeon in Cultus, not sure about greens.
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I know there are white sturgeon in Cultus, not sure about greens.
I think they are pretty rare but when they did the netting program I believe they netted and recorded a Green Sturgeon. I was also sure I saw a TV program where one of these guys goes around the world to find unusual fish and to learn about their characteristics. Same guy who was measuring electric eel electrical discharge levels after trapping them.
That recent netting report was posted somewhere.
Then again, I do have very vivid, detailed but unusual dreams and I sometimes forget which is real and what was dream. ;D Pretty sure this was real, not like the Mill Lake Pike. ::)
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That fish netted was a white sturgeon.
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I think a large pike got that green sturgeon
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I'll have a look around sometime because I remember seeing the picture. It was thinner longer in proportions to the whites and I thought the snout was longer and quite curved upwards. It was a short one 3-4' long and very distinct from the white sturgeon.
I remember the show started fishing in the Columbia inthe US then they were in the Fraser and finally in Cultus (or so I thought) Dang-it, I could be wrong.
No Pike in Cultus - not even Mill Lake. :-[
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I guess I'm wrong about the green sturgeon in Cultus Lk. I see where one netted in Cultus was a mistaken identity and which it was proven to be a White. But now I question what I saw on the television show. Sorry.
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The sturgeon in question was very dark in color so the netting crew thought it might have been a green; DNA analysis showed it to be a white. The fish caught and safely released was closer to 6' and larger sturgeon have been seen around the lake outlet dock areas.
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Theories on how they ended up in the lake?
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They swam right up the Canal, then into the Vedder then up Sweltzer and into Cultus.
Sumas Lake was loaded with Sturgeon before they drained it so before the canal was ever build the sturgeon were sure to have traveled from Sumas Lake to Sumas River to the Vedder and Sweltz up to the lake.
It wasn't more than 10 years ago someone reported hooking a sturgeon just above the Keith Wilson bridge. Apparently someone witnessed that it was in fact a sturgeon. This didn't surprise me - I can see that happening.
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What you say is right Rieber; they could have done that swim but it's local legend that a few sturgeon anglers in the early 70's released Fraser River caught sturgeon into Cultus Lake, Lake of the Woods, and Texas Lake, near Hope. :-X
Fwiw, I believe this story. Most likely they were smaller fish due to transport issues and the fact large sturgeon were worth big bucks. Local anglers made regular trips to downtown Vancouver restaurants to sell their catch.
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I remember hearing something about the transplant rumours. I'm sure there were some transplants. I actually think there was a fair bit of small scale experimentation with species transplants - all with good intentions but hopefully we know better now.
I also remember reading an magazine story based on increadible fly fishing for Coho in Cultaus that seemed to live a good portion of their lives in the lake rather than head down to the ocean. Sort of like kokanee. I think the authour even called them cohokanee.
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There are cohokanee in the lake. I have caught quite a few. Always released...not sure I want to eat a fish outta there anyway.
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That's good, since retention of coho salmon is not permitted at Cultus Lake.
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There is also a few whitefish in the lake too. I have caught a few (not many) over the years while fishing off the dock way down at the Lindell beach end. One thing though the pike minnow catch seems down and that is a good thing. I think the derby has a lot to do with that.
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There is also a few whitefish in the lake too. I have caught a few (not many) over the years while fishing off the dock way down at the Lindell beach end. One thing though the pike minnow catch seems down and that is a good thing. I think the derby has a lot to do with that.
The PM derby is in question this year as no organization has stepped up to run it.
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thats too bad. i won't be able to defend my title for biggest fish.