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fishman254

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Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« on: December 18, 2011, 12:47:20 PM »
I'm having a devil of a time trying to find a list of the provincial record fish (biggest fish ever caught in BC per species). Help! Not on the Env. Dept site as far as I could tell.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 01:43:08 PM »
Quote from: fishman254 on December 18, 2011, 12:47:20 PM
I'm having a devil of a time trying to find a list of the provincial record fish (biggest fish ever caught in BC per species). Help! Not on the Env. Dept site as far as I could tell.

Some info here....... http://www.discoverfishingbc.ca/saltwaterfish .................. http://www.discoverfishingbc.ca/freshwaterfish
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2011, 08:57:03 PM »
I appreciate that, but doesn't the gov't collect that data somewhere, for all species?
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2011, 12:57:48 PM »
I Just had a look at that freshwater link and wow, 52lb rainbow and a 44lb steelhead? DANG
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2011, 01:42:04 PM »
It would be great to see what the largemouth and smallmouth bass records were.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2011, 01:50:26 PM »
Quote from: fishman254 on December 18, 2011, 08:57:03 PM
I appreciate that, but doesn't the gov't collect that data somewhere, for all species?

I would imagine so as well but I am just as stumped as you as to where to find the info, lol.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2011, 07:13:08 PM »
--BC does squat but complain that fishing license sales are down... Check out http://www.travelmanitoba.com/Wilderness/Fishing/MasterAngler/&node=6004  Manitoba master anglers program and you will see what could be done... Also note besides bragging rights most trophy fish are released.

--the Manitoba government seems to embrace angling and promote it, knowing the value of the resource to the province.
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fishman254

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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #7 on: December 19, 2011, 08:05:28 PM »
Skaha, that's a great program!
I note the "weights"  ;) of the fish are in centimeters (ie there measurement is LENGTH, no weight). That's for catch and release purposes. The International Game Fish Association has a new length category too, and it's for catch and release.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2011, 09:03:28 PM »
55lb rainbow..
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #9 on: December 20, 2011, 08:39:25 AM »
Master Angler
 
Manitoba is home to the oldest master angler program in North America, 50 years and going strong. Last year alone, more than 10,000 trophy fish from 30 qualifying species were caught and recorded - and almost 90% of those were released!

Your Own Official Record
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The Manitoba Master Angler Catch-and-Release shoulder patch is given to those individuals who release a qualifying fish. The growing number of patches awarded each year is a strong sign of anglers' overall commitment to ensuring the future of our fisheries resource. Approximately 90% of the entries registered in the program are released by anglers, up from 65% in 1991, when the program first began tracking the percentage of fish released. Start your own catch-and-release practice by earning the one-time Catch-and-Release patch.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #10 on: December 20, 2011, 06:18:18 PM »
 This is what I found for Chinook Salmon:

The current sport-caught World Record is 92 pounds (42 kg) and was caught in 1928 in the Skeena River (Terrace, British Columbia). some were found dead at well over 100 lb. The commercial catch world record is 126 pounds (57 kg) caught near Rivers Inlet British Columbia in the late 1970s.
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #11 on: December 20, 2011, 07:26:34 PM »
Quote from: Jewelz on December 20, 2011, 06:18:18 PM
This is what I found for Chinook Salmon:

The current sport-caught World Record is 92 pounds (42 kg) and was caught in 1928 in the Skeena River (Terrace, British Columbia). some were found dead at well over 100 lb. The commercial catch world record is 126 pounds (57 kg) caught near Rivers Inlet British Columbia in the late 1970s.


That might be the *BC* record, maybe? Since the WORLD record, according to IGFA is 44.11 kg (97 lb 4 oz)   from the Kenai River, Alaska , USA, 5/17/1985, by Les Anderson
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #12 on: December 20, 2011, 07:36:34 PM »
Quote from: fishman254 on December 20, 2011, 07:26:34 PM
That might be the *BC* record, maybe? Since the WORLD record, according to IGFA is 44.11 kg (97 lb 4 oz)   from the Kenai River, Alaska , USA, 5/17/1985, by Les Anderson

Prolly... who knows how accurate wikipedia is!
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #13 on: December 20, 2011, 07:49:53 PM »
Quote from: Jewelz on December 20, 2011, 07:36:34 PM
Prolly... who knows how accurate wikipedia is!

Not very accurate/reliable at all as anyone can edit it, lol
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Re: Where the heck do I find list of BC's record fish!?
« Reply #14 on: December 20, 2011, 07:58:03 PM »
Quote from: mzmann on December 20, 2011, 07:49:53 PM
Not very accurate/reliable at all as anyone can edit it, lol
I hear you on that one! Yes, take wiki with a huge grain of salt.
I wish IGFA had British Columbia's records, but I don't think they do.
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