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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishfulangler on October 31, 2013, 04:19:46 PM
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what type of lures should I use if I fish here , and what should I target? also one more thing, is my ugly stik 6' rod 6-15lb and reel be able to handle the fish.
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In Belcarra you will find trout. Your rod is a bit big for them, it will work but it won't be as much of a fight. A typical trout rod is 2-6lb with about 4lb line.
Personally, I prefer bait fishing for trout. Using krill, shrimp or worms under a float or powerbait fished bottom up with a Carolina rig. Rod has some really good videos on youtube on how to fish for trout. Here is a link to one of the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd34sE30uDk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLo9g9pxl3yGuhLSAqnfQePyRWsU9e9u8x (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd34sE30uDk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLo9g9pxl3yGuhLSAqnfQePyRWsU9e9u8x)
Here are a few links for you about Belcarra and trout fishing.
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/sasamat_lake.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/sasamat_lake.html)
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/rainbow_trout.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/rainbow_trout.html)
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/coastal_cutthroat_trout.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/coastal_cutthroat_trout.html)
Hope it helps
Craig
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what type of lures should I use if I fish here , and what should I target? also one more thing, is my ugly stik 6' rod 6-15lb and reel be able to handle the fish.
Mostly bottom fish in that area. I've caught flounder, big sculpins, small eels, greenling, and rockfish (looked like a quillback). Getting something bigger than a pound is rare so your reel is probably a bit overkill but will work fine. I would fill it with 20lb braided line (equivalent in diameter to about 4lb mono) and use a 6 or 8 lb fluorocarbon leader.
A small piece of shrimp on a #4 hook on some sort of bottom rig is all you need. I prefer a Carolina rig setup but I sometimes add a tiny float (forget the correct name, not a corkie) before my hook. This keeps the small piece of shrimp just off the bottom as I am pulling it along. You will get snags occasionally so the lighter leader will break off usually at the swivel.
Throw it out, let it sink. Wait a bit. Pull it three to six feet. Reel in the slack and wait a bit. Repeat until fish bites.
Another method is a constant slow reel with small jigging motions and pauses. This lets you keep tension on the line and feel the bites more often.
I get tons of fish using this method, but 90% of them are small. I throw almost everything back in.
I recommend circle hooks as the flounder inhale the shrimp and j-hooks tend to get deep hooked.
Make sure you bring your crab traps!
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haha, yeah thanks for the tips! is there trout over at belcarra?if so what type? thanks!
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haha, yeah thanks for the tips! is there trout over at belcarra?if so what type? thanks!
Your answer is 2 posts up in the links that Craig has graciously laid out for you...
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In Belcarra you will find trout. Your rod is a bit big for them, it will work but it won't be as much of a fight. A typical trout rod is 2-6lb with about 4lb line.
Personally, I prefer bait fishing for trout. Using krill, shrimp or worms under a float or powerbait fished bottom up with a Carolina rig. Rod has some really good videos on youtube on how to fish for trout. Here is a link to one of the videos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd34sE30uDk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLo9g9pxl3yGuhLSAqnfQePyRWsU9e9u8x (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kd34sE30uDk&feature=c4-overview-vl&list=PLo9g9pxl3yGuhLSAqnfQePyRWsU9e9u8x)
Here are a few links for you about Belcarra and trout fishing.
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/sasamat_lake.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/region_two/sasamat_lake.html)
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/rainbow_trout.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/rainbow_trout.html)
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/coastal_cutthroat_trout.html (http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/coastal_cutthroat_trout.html)
Hope it helps
Craig
This is referring to Sasamat Lake and Buntzen Lake, not the pier at Belcarra Park. Buntzen has a very nice variety of fish.
Mostly bottom fish in that area. I've caught flounder, big sculpins, small eels, greenling, and rockfish (looked like a quillback). Getting something bigger than a pound is rare so your reel is probably a bit overkill but will work fine. I would fill it with 20lb braided line (equivalent in diameter to about 4lb mono) and use a 6 or 8 lb fluorocarbon leader.
A small piece of shrimp on a #4 hook on some sort of bottom rig is all you need. I prefer a Carolina rig setup but I sometimes add a tiny float (forget the correct name, not a corkie) before my hook. This keeps the small piece of shrimp just off the bottom as I am pulling it along. You will get snags occasionally so the lighter leader will break off usually at the swivel.
Throw it out, let it sink. Wait a bit. Pull it three to six feet. Reel in the slack and wait a bit. Repeat until fish bites.
Another method is a constant slow reel with small jigging motions and pauses. This lets you keep tension on the line and feel the bites more often.
I get tons of fish using this method, but 90% of them are small. I throw almost everything back in.
I recommend circle hooks as the flounder inhale the shrimp and j-hooks tend to get deep hooked.
Make sure you bring your crab traps!
This is reference to the Pier at Belcarra Regional Park.
Crab traps are a must-have if you actually want to bring something home from here (even then, its not a guarantee.)
The real targets for eating are flounder and sole. You are not allowed to retain Rockfish in this region, so you are advised to NOT fish for them, because they rarely live once hooked/released.
The only thing your rod wont handle is if you randomly hook into a decent sized dogfish, but they are typically nocturnal so running into one during the day while bottomfishing is not all that common.
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Has there been testing to see if the crabs are actually safe to eat in the Belcarra area since there's quite a bit of industry near the area?
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They are fine. Dfo would close the fishery if it wasn't.
Dfo says something about crap accumulating in an organ, doesn't effect muscle tissue
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Yes crab traps are a must at belcarra
And as far as pollution and crabs at belcarra, if your pulling crab traps in Vancouver there's pollution