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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: oddjob on May 07, 2009, 06:52:02 AM

Title: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: oddjob on May 07, 2009, 06:52:02 AM

Has anyone been to Mill Lake for crappies yet ? Can they be caught off the dock ? Does the weather need to be warmer ? I tried Mill Lake in early fall of last year and got skunked ,so this year I will try earlier in the year .

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: coho killer on May 09, 2009, 07:21:19 PM

 Is crappie and a sun fish the same?

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: Fish Assassin on May 09, 2009, 07:39:15 PM

No

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: Rodney on May 12, 2009, 03:54:42 AM

Quote from: coho killer on May 09, 2009, 07:21:19 PM

Is crappie and a sun fish the same?

Yes and no. Black crappie belongs in the sunfish family (Centrarchidae), which has 32 species. Some of the more well known species in this family include large and smallmouth bass, white and black crappie, bluegill, pumpkinseed, longear sunfish.

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: salmon river on May 12, 2009, 07:00:37 AM

I actually catch crappies in that Trout lake in Vancouver. I just walk down from the Nanaimo  SkyTrain station with my fold up rod in hand. I made curry fillets out of a couple and the taste actually was not bad.

Actually that is the only time I ever ate anything I caught from that lake but I never tried Crappie before and wanted to try it.

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: distanc3 on August 04, 2009, 06:55:47 PM

are pumpkin seed sunfish illegal to fish?

Title: Re: Mill Lake Crappies ????
Post by: BladeKid on August 04, 2009, 08:33:07 PM

Quote from: distanc3 on August 04, 2009, 06:55:47 PM

are pumpkin seed sunfish illegal to fish?

definately not, i'm pretty sure they are an invasive species...so eat away if u like them!