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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Rodney on May 02, 2017, 07:49:47 PM

Title: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Rodney on May 02, 2017, 07:49:47 PM

We had a couple of good days fishing for smallmouth bass at Shawnigan Lake last weekend. All fish were caught in around 10 to 15 feet deep, dragging a tubebait on a Carolina rig. Biggest ones were around 19 inches long. The rest were all between 16 and 18 inches long. About 30 were landed.

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2017/170502-3_zps1pyp7hp2.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2017/170502-4_zpsudxsngan.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2017/170502-5_zpswun2ul3n.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2017/170502-6_zpsdktffjre.jpg)

(http://i217.photobucket.com/albums/cc90/fishingwithrod/2017/170502-7_zpsfioicjg1.jpg)

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Ambassador on May 03, 2017, 11:03:07 AM

Nice catches! Do you keep any of those and cook them up, or all catch and release?

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Rodney on May 03, 2017, 12:06:48 PM

For this particular trip because we were filming an episode, I didn't want to deal with the mess so didn't keep any. They are very good eating fish...

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Rodney on May 03, 2017, 11:16:16 PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTqF44zgi7h/

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: coldfinger on May 04, 2017, 04:23:58 PM

 ;D   Love it!

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Ambassador on May 10, 2017, 04:48:57 PM

Quote from: Rodney on May 03, 2017, 11:16:16 PM

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTqF44zgi7h/

Great magic trick, Rod! I had to watch that a few times to figure it out  ;D

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Rodney on May 11, 2017, 07:03:29 PM

Hey some people pull rabbits out of their hat, I pull bass out of mine. ;D

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: RalphH on May 12, 2017, 08:23:24 AM

Live Well by Rubbermaid?
 :o

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: Rodney on May 12, 2017, 10:51:04 AM

Patent pending.

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: CohoJake on May 12, 2017, 11:17:43 AM

When fishing for smallmouth in the Snake River near the Idaho/Washington border (from shore), I found they did just fine in a bucket for hours.  Except for that time I caught a mink trying to steal a 16" fish out of my bucket!  Those things are sneaky.

Title: Re: Shawnigan Lake, April 29th & 30th 2017
Post by: BwiBwi on July 22, 2017, 04:40:15 AM

Hmm somehow I can't view the photos.  It's giving me photobucket p500 error