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Title: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: cutthroat22 on August 29, 2011, 09:49:56 AM
I think this lake is toast for sport fish. 

It is filled with sticklebacks (1000's) and they are quite large.

Has been this way for many years. 

(http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu44/cutthroat2222/FreemanLake-Chancecreek-RoeCreek009Small.jpg)

(http://i632.photobucket.com/albums/uu44/cutthroat2222/FreemanLake-Chancecreek-RoeCreek010Small.jpg)
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: clarki on August 29, 2011, 08:21:09 PM
Time to stock some cutthroat, or Tzenzaicut rainbow :)
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: cutthroat22 on August 29, 2011, 10:02:47 PM
Quote from: clarki on August 29, 2011, 08:21:09 PM
Time to stock some cutthroat, or Tzenzaicut rainbow :)

Oh heck yeah.  It's a decent lake and would be nice in a tube if there was something worth catching in there.

There was bass reportedly in there years ago but I have stopped there many times to wet a line and never seen anything but the numerous sticklebacks.
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: jimmywits on August 30, 2011, 09:22:24 AM
Quote from: clarki on August 29, 2011, 08:21:09 PM
Time to stock some cutthroat, or Tzenzaicut rainbow :)
There won't be any stocking as the lake is in the Barrier Civil Defence Zone. And there were some sizable bass in there years ago.
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: cutthroat22 on August 30, 2011, 09:50:49 AM
Quote from: jimmywits on August 30, 2011, 09:22:24 AM
There won't be any stocking as the lake is in the Barrier Civil Defence Zone. And there were some sizable bass in there years ago.

You have seen a bass in there?  How many years ago?
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: jimmywits on August 30, 2011, 03:36:21 PM
Quote from: cutthroat22 on August 30, 2011, 09:50:49 AM
You have seen a bass in there?  How many years ago?
Can't say precisley, but over 10 years ago anyway. When River's edge sport fishing was in Squamish, they had a photo bulletin board with a number of photo's of nice size Bass from Freeman Lake.
Title: Re: Freeman Lake, August 28th 2011
Post by: dereke on August 30, 2011, 07:53:28 PM
The last I saw of bass in there was around 2006, saw photos of them and they were good size. Tried fishing it a bunch and saw the same as you. Sticklebacks everywhere.