Thanks a lot for all your replies.
i love pitching and flipping brush jigs with a craw trailer on it into heavey cover for some big largies ive got alot out of katzie that way and a few out of silvermere
Thank you noxscape I think you have answered my question. That was an excellent article but it just didn't give me a sense of size and color specifics for this area - it's one of those 'bread and butter' articles I will probably keep going back every time I head out for bass. So far I have have had two of these magazines out of my subscription and they have some real gems in there - you can tell your friend from me that he does a great job. I will definitely look at the senko.
It ir called flipping and pitching you can see how it is done on youtube. You will need a 15 to 20 # main line and a 10 # leader as they hit pretty hard and there are different ways to rig your hook for fishing in weeds and so-on it's pretty cool
I will take a look at that youtube 'flipping and pitching' demo - I often read that people in the U.S use 10 lb leaders but it surprised me that this might be necessary here. The bass here don't appear to exceed 4 pounds here and a 10lb leader is close what I would use for Chums in the fall. I am not trying to imply you are not being truthful - it's just something I have got to try. So far I haven't tangled with anything large enough to snap my much lighter leaders.
Katzie Marsh. Where is this piece of water? I was at the Pitt Lake canoe rental & boat launch area last fall. Walked through the gate on the right side and walked along a long...long... dyke. The right side looks to be a good bass habitah with lots of lily pads. Is this Katzie Marsh? Google map does not even name this area, in fact it does not even show it as an area with water. So a bit confused whether it is the place we are talking about. Although I have been fishing for salmon & steelhead for 20 years, I am a total newbie for bass. Caught first two bass ever last year and they were finger size. 
But they gave me lots of thrill (that I finally caught a bass),even more so than any one of the hundred of steelies & salmon I have hooked. I don't mind tangle with a monster (a bass, I mean) this season. 
Hi Steelhawk, I remember we had this discussion last year. Much to my surprise I was catching more bass on the Pitt Lake side of the dyk ?? Go figure - it didn't look like the same classic bass water as the other side.
I am planning to hit Katzie slough on my rubber inflatable but the access to it appears difficult to say the least. For want of anything better to do I took a drive out to the area about a month ago and there ares signs marked 'habitat protection area' all around Katzie Lake. Is it actually legal to venture out there on a boat? Even if it is OK access appears to be challenging especially when all the black berries are out. There is a small channel going into that side slough but a) that may be covered in thorns come the summer and b) its on the park grounds and clearly not intended as a launch spot - is hauling a boat through there allowed or any of the side channels allowed? [ At least...there are no signs saying it's not but its its not good to attract negative attention if you know what I mean].
Silvermere Lake is even more confusing because I keep hearing it recommended as a great bass lake even in that magazine but it is surrounded by very many unfriendly signs with dire 'no tresspassing' warnings. Much as I hate private property on what shuold be public water I treat that with respect and generally avoid it.
Sorry guys - drifting off topic here but all your answers were food for thought
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