Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: CALI 2 B.C. on January 16, 2008, 08:51:12 AM
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ARE U ALLOWED TO KEEP EM
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No, unless you're fishing in a lake.
Type in small cases please, it would avoid many future confusions in your future posts.
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alright thank you. yea i was mainly asking in reference to pitt lake.im new here but have been reading about them and are very interested in catching and hopefully eating some.lol
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Thanks. For Pitt Lake, there are exceptions. Please go to:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/docs/fish-synopsis_2007-08_region2.pdf
Look for Pitt Lake on page five. It states a section of the lake where wild trout and char are required to be released.
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wow thanks. i think im going to go a a charter trip there in may or april since i dont have a boat yet.ive been up there on a boat once and loved it unfortunately i wasnt fishing jus a bbq and day on the lake.only fish ive caught much of is bass up here yet and they weren like anything i used to catch at lake oroville back home :(
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wow thanks. i think im going to go a a charter trip there in may or april since i dont have a boat yet.ive been up there on a boat once and loved it unfortunately i wasnt fishing jus a bbq and day on the lake.only fish ive caught much of is bass up here yet and they weren like anything i used to catch at lake oroville back home :(
Welcome to Canada !
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Aaaand! fishing with rod 8)
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If you are interested in a guided trip on the Upper Pitt River, there are a selected few operators that offer this service. STS Guiding Service (http://www.guidebc.com) and Ultimate Sportfishing (http://www.ultimatesportfishing.ca/), both supporters of this website, are available for booking, but it's best to set a date fast as the time availability of this fishery is small. April and May are indeed good months for targeting bull trout, which will be feeding aggressively on juvenile salmon. Most of the fishing is done on the Upper Pitt River, north of the lake. I'm not aware of people who primarily target them in the lake itself, but I could be wrong.
They are not typically targeted for eating, for a couple of reasons. Most areas (all rivers and some lakes) are closed for retention while deep lake fishing is not popularly done since you need a boat and there are also so many other fishing opportunies available. These migratory char on the coastal watersheds were once fished until their populations were endangered. Their growth rate is slow and the population always takes long to rebound after some harvesting, therefore most anglers would recommend that they should not be kept.
Good luck.
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those are sure some beatiful fish.shame i wont be able to taste lol im gonna call the service and get some prices
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Cali if you are interested in a C&R fishery the squamish system can be good for big bulls this time of year. under an hour drive from van.