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Author Topic: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser  (Read 10189 times)

Rieber

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Re: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser
« Reply #15 on: November 16, 2014, 07:50:11 PM »
Quote from: KarateKick on November 16, 2014, 07:18:45 PM
How much does the action slow down in the winter?

Action slows down by 36.8% based on lunar calculations.
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Shawn6o4

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Re: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser
« Reply #16 on: November 17, 2014, 03:45:51 AM »
I thought it was 32.8%, I gotta re calculate now..
Quote from: Rieber on November 16, 2014, 07:50:11 PM
Action slows down by 36.8% based on lunar calculations.
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KarateKick

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Re: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser
« Reply #17 on: November 17, 2014, 05:33:17 PM »
Quote from: Shawn6o4 on November 17, 2014, 03:45:51 AM
I thought it was 32.8%, I gotta re calculate now..

Shawn, I know you are good at catching pikeminnows.  Is it possible to catch them fairly consistently in the winter?
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Re: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser
« Reply #18 on: November 17, 2014, 07:07:00 PM »
Quote from: KarateKick on November 17, 2014, 05:33:17 PM
Shawn, I know you are good at catching pikeminnows.  Is it possible to catch them fairly consistently in the winter?
Only one way to find out.  ;)
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Re: Asking how to catch pikeminnows or whitefish near mission bridge in the fraser
« Reply #19 on: November 18, 2014, 07:45:22 PM »
Northern pikeminnow and other minnow species generally prefer water temperature higher than salmonids, so in the winter time you are unlikely to catch them in shallow water. Take Cultus Lake for example, fish are now in 100ft+ deep. In the Fraser River, they have already stopped biting in shallow water for a few weeks now. The only places where you might encounter them are sloughs, or spots where water temperature is a bit higher. Overall, it's not really worth the effort and time in the winter.
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