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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Bavarian Raven on May 22, 2011, 11:43:24 AM
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So seeing as its a holiday, my dad and I fished buntzen lake. Great day to be out.
We both limited out on kokanee (all between 10 and 13 inches) and released another 5 :o (all within 2 hrs), trolling the southern third of the lake just to the east of those two islands with wedding rings and fordfenders + worms. One of the best combos invented imho. We were fishing quiet shallow and at a slow speed. Cold water/rain/wind didn't seem to deter those fish.
Anyways, just thought I'd let you know that buntzen is fishing really well atm. =D
enjoy the weekend.
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There is kokanee in buntzen? never caught anything but stocked rainbows.
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There is kokanee in buntzen? never caught anything but stocked rainbows.
there are stocked rainbows and stocked kokanees (stocked ages ago and reproduced), wild cutthroat, dolly varden, northern pike minnows, and some other smaller varieties of fish. all great fun to catch. the kokanee fishing is best in the early spring then sorta dies off once the weather warms =D
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Any photos of the kokanee?
As far as I am aware of, there have never been stocked kokanee in Buntzen Lake, the stocking data dated back to 1910 also agrees with me.
http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/fidq/stockedSpeciesSelect.do (type in Buntzen Lake under "*Gazetted Name/Alias")
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I have also caught Kokanee in Buntzen Lake, they are definately wild.
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I have also caught Kokanee in Buntzen Lake, they are definately wild.
are they? i have hiked all around that area and seen the orriginal stream that once flowed from buntzen lake. i find it hard to believe that sockeye ever migrated up that. not doubting your word, just saying...
Any photos of the kokanee?
As far as I am aware of, there have never been stocked kokanee in Buntzen Lake, the stocking data dated back to 1910 also agrees with me.
http://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/fidq/stockedSpeciesSelect.do (type in Buntzen Lake under "*Gazetted Name/Alias")
sorry, I don't own a camera atm. Otherwise i would have taken some pics before cleaning them.
As for the stocking, I know BC hydro use to raise and release fish into buntzen lake (there use to be a hatchery in the lake in that south bay). Maybe thats why its not appearing on the record ??? I believe (but could be totally wrong) that that stocking would probably be independent of the regular fisheries stocking.
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sorry, I don't own a camera atm. Otherwise i would have taken some pics before cleaning them.
As for the stocking, I know BC hydro use to raise and release fish into buntzen lake (there use to be a hatchery in the lake in that south bay). Maybe thats why its not appearing on the record ??? I believe (but could be totally wrong) that that stocking would probably be independent of the regular fisheries stocking.
Any fish released into a public watershed would be recorded into the provincial database, regardless which agency carried out the release.
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Any fish released into a public watershed would be recorded into the provincial database, regardless which agency carried out the release
thats good to know.
lol, still gotta wonder how they got in there then ;D
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thats good to know.
lol, still gotta wonder how they got in there then ;D
Me too, I have two publications witch both list Kokanee as species present in the lake, one called
"Guide to Freshwater Fishing" put out by the Ministry of Environment years ago, and another by Mussio Ventures "Fishing BC" Lower Mainland go figure
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I have caught Kokanee in Buntzen. Just a few over the years, never more than 1 at a time.I always thought they may have been mixed in with stocked bows by acc.
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Could they be from the tunnel from the other lake?
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Could they be from the tunnel from the other lake?
lol, i think we have a winner ;D
now why didnt i think of that ::) Coquitlam lake has kokanee in it. That explains it... lol
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Good report and thanks for sharing. I've caught a few kokanee out of Buntzen but none of them were over 10 inches, nice job on the big ones!
(http://inlinethumb46.webshots.com/4717/2475847350099123620S600x600Q85.jpg)
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If they are indeed coming down the tube from another Lake (Coquitlam) I would think that this could become a bit of an issue!
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If they are indeed coming down the tube from another Lake (Coquitlam) I would think that this could become a bit of an issue!
but how is it an issue? (dont mean to be rude, just curious :) )
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I would think the issue would be fish are moving by no fault of their own out from where they are supposed to be. It should fall onto BC Hydro to make sure that fish are not being moved Out of the Coquitlam Reservoir down to Bunzen. BC Hydro if I am not mistaken have been looking at ways not only in the Coquitlam Reservoir but also the Allouette Reservoir to get a sockeye run back to those areas. They are having some sucess, but if in the Coquitlam are now ending up in Buntzen. What needs to be done and how much will it cost for that not to happen. If the cost is too high, then the fish loose
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I don't think we are talking about a significant number here, I fish Buntsen allot and it is rare to get anything other than trout, at least that has been my experience.
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Yes but now how many do not survive the trip down?
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Yes but now how many do not survive the trip down?
Not sure, but if it was substantial would you not see evidence of it in the boomed off area where the pipe comes in?
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Not sure, but if it was substantial would you not see evidence of it in the boomed off area where the pipe comes in?
except for the spring runoff, the current through the pipe isnt much worse then the average rapids on the coquitlam river. heck, if they can survive the trip over the dam, they can survive going down the tunnel. the proof is in the dinner...err...fish :)
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except for the spring runoff, the current through the pipe isnt much worse then the average rapids on the coquitlam river. heck, if they can survive the trip over the dam, they can survive going down the tunnel. the proof is in the dinner...err...fish :)
That is why I don't think we are talking substantial numbers here or one would hook allot more than odd rare specimen.
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That is why I don't think we are talking substantial numbers here or one would hook allot more than odd rare specimen.
well there are quiet a few in buntzen lake. heck, thats almost all i caught that time and all i caught this weekend as well. lol. not that i am complaining. they sure taste good.