Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: ikan boleh on July 03, 2008, 10:14:14 PM
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Has anyone fished Sasamat Lake lately?
cheers.
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I just did today. Productivity was 0. I don't know where all the fishes go. It is a big lake. I even hooked up my portable fish radar. Nothing showing up in the bottom. Is there a better period of time in the year to fish in Sasamat lake?
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I just did today. Productivity was 0. I don't know where all the fishes go. It is a big lake. I even hooked up my portable fish radar. Nothing showing up in the bottom. Is there a better period of time in the year to fish in Sasamat lake?
After its been stocked, the lower main land lakes get fished out pretty quick.
Try buntzen lake, cooler and more fish.
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I just did today. Productivity was 0. I don't know where all the fishes go. It is a big lake. I even hooked up my portable fish radar. Nothing showing up in the bottom. Is there a better period of time in the year to fish in Sasamat lake?
They stop stocking the Urban lakes in early July, as the water temperature becomes too warm to provide a good environment for releasing fish. Any lake with as much fishing pressure as Sasamat lake will get very depleted in fish stocks in a fairly short amount of time. This period is called the ''summer doldrums'' and the stocking will resume usually in the latter half of September,when water temperatures drop down.The best way to deal with this period is to switch to rivers and streams or go for high elevation lakes as they stay cooler longer. If this is not an option for you, then fish the urban lakes early in the morning and or later in the evening. Also, as the recent cooler temperatures continue this bodes well for the lakes with fish left.
good luck tight lines!
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Try Rice Lake, still lots of huge trout there. It is pretty high in evevation and I have always caught my limit there. Caught one not to long ago and it was about 2.5 pounds. Try a fly, spoon of power bait. Try not to fish off the dock, there is a small island to the right of the dock which you can just walk to (a little wooden walk way connecting to the island). Once you get on the small island, just walk straight until there is a small clearing that can fit about 3 people. Try fishing from that spot with a fly or a spoon.
Good luck.
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I went 2 nights ago and caught my limit from the dock in 2 hours. There are some fish around still!
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I have never tried sasamat in the evening , is it better deep or near the surface ? Are you using spinners or bait and float ?
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It's better deep when fish are in the deep. It's better near the surface when fish are near the surface.
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almost fished out i would say. the action was slowing down since June, deep fishing/float fishing, didn't matter, the fish just wouldn't bite.
ikan boleh: anak malaysia
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Go in the evening from 5pm onwards till you can't see your float.
Use 4-6 lb mainline, and fish 13 feet down with a 3 gram float via float stopper, single 5 or 6 split shot, and about a meter of 3-4 lb leader line. I got 27 fish in June one day this year. It's not so much what you have on your hook, but rather where you put it. Cast on rings, look for swallows that swoop around for insects, the swallows and the trout are in the same trophic level and feed on the same insects. If you see lots of surface activity, fish around 7 feet down. I often catch fish inbetween the 2 floating docks on the bridge casting towards the beach only a few meters in front of me.
see you out there,
jon
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Another lake you should also give a try is Lafarge. Not to many trout left but it is just stacked with carp. Three days ago I caught one on my 5wt fly rod which was about 8 pounds on a size 8 black micro leach and another one on a bread fly which was about 5 pounds. They fight so hard, the both took me well into my backing and took me about 20 minutes to land. Alot of fun. :)
Try to throw in bread or corn so you attract them, but usually when you get there there are about 25-30 carp already in-front of you. Start fishing when you see them feeding aggressively. They are mostly on the bottom left hand side of the lake.
Have fun. ;D
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Try to throw in bread or corn so you attract them, but usually when you get there there are about 25-30 carp already in-front of you. Start fishing when you see them feeding aggressively.
This practice (chumming) is illegal in BC so please don't do this in the future.
i don't believe any lake can be fished out only if ecologists or biologists told me so, not just couple occasional anglers can't get fish
That is correct. Although heavily used, lakes around here do not get fished out. Fish simply become inactive in the summer therefore fishing is slower. Stock sampling has been done in the past prior to and after fall stockings, they have found a good number of fish stocked in the spring survive through the summer.
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Sorry Rodney, I was not aware that chumming is illegal. Thanks for letting me know. I won't do this in the future.
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i don't believe any lake can be fished out only if ecologists or biologists told me so, not just couple occasional anglers can't get fish
when i mentioned "fished out", i actually meant the stock was very low. Why would i think every fish in the lake was caught anyways ;)
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For carp you can make a homemade bait just mix some flour and water and add a few drops of vanilla and mix till you can roll balls big enough for your hook.
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when i mentioned "fished out", i actually meant the stock was very low. Why would i think every fish in the lake was caught anyways ;)
That is exactly what I was trying to convey also, not every single fish in the system is going to be gone obviously, I guess we should make that painfully obvious!
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For carp you can just use bread or corn, but if your looking to make homemade baits just add some honey, syrup and some sugar to the recipe and you will be getting bites and alot of fish. Remember to loosen your drag or they will break off, and be EXTREAMLY silent or they will get spooked.
Have fun ;D :)
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Spent the afternoon at Sasamat lake, caught 5 fish all off of the dock. The numbers are there, and these past few weeks have seen lower temperatures than those sweltering hot days of the summer. I hooked 2 with my fly rod and the other 3 on powerbait worms. I prefer to catch them on the fly rod because the fight is much more fun and they are easier to release. I had to bonk all 3 that were caught on powerbait as they swallow the entire thing every time.
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What fly, fly line and what kind of a strip do you use? And when you fish with a float what depth do you put?
Thanks Nicolas.
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What fly, fly line and what kind of a strip do you use? And when you fish with a float what depth do you put?
Thanks Nicolas.
I was using a gold bead muddler, silver bodied, with a strip of gray rabbit fur. fast sinking line and as for what kind of strip.. well i change it up so much, it doesn't really matter just keep the thing moving and they'll attack it.
when i fish with a float i go 12-14 feet deep with 3 inch powerbait worms, highly visible colors like chartreuse, white, and hot pink work well. I use a very sensitive setup.
I think i saw you at como lake a few times, nice to see you on the forums.
jon
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This practice (chumming) is illegal in BC so please don't do this in the future.
That is correct. Although heavily used, lakes around here do not get fished out. Fish simply become inactive in the summer therefore fishing is slower. Stock sampling has been done in the past prior to and after fall stockings, they have found a good number of fish stocked in the spring survive through the summer.
Look how many times they stock the urban lakes in the spring, if they only stocked once in the early spring I don't think very many trout would see the summertime!
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What size are the trout at Sasamat ?
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What size are the trout at Sasamat ?
On average around 12/13 inches, but last year I landed a 17 and a 19 incher.
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Ya I think I did see you there a few times. :)
At Sasamat Lake I landed one last year which was 21 inches, great fight. ;D
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I've caught nearly 200 hundred fish at Sasamat lake, with nothing over 15 inches. I don't believe any of you fibbers!
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I've caught nearly 200 hundred fish at Sasamat lake, with nothing over 15 inches. I don't believe any of you fibbers!
Keep trying!
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I might have just gotten lucky, I caught that one big one that was 21 inches and another 3 which were 10. My friend also caught an 18, but I think we just got lucky. ;D :P
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Are there any swimmers on the floats ( jumping in and splashing ) scarring the fish away ?
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The swimmers usually go home later in the afternoon.
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If my memory serves me correctly.....the south end of the lake is deeper than the north end thus it may be better fishing on hotter days . ( scuba dived there a few times. --- once in winter with a thin ice on top & a friend & I scuba dived into the shallows ...then stood up & we broke through the ice. A poor guy was walking his dog on shore ...nearly had a heart attack. ---Also another time a friend & I were going to have a few beers at the lake but up comes an RCMP car... so we hid the beer under a log & I even cover it it leaves etc.... Then a police dog jumps out of the car & goes running all over the place.... then OH NO ... it runs right to where our beers are hiddened "BARKS" ...the officer takes the beer to his car !!!!! So much for our plans.----------------------------------- But the water was quite clear even when we scuba dived in the deeper area of the lake so...the fish will definately will see lures etc... We did spot fish but when we dived at Cultus Lake we saw a way lot more fish than we did at Sasamat.
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At Lafarge Lake there are alot of brood stock trout, I saw a guy there who caught one, weighed it and it was 12.5 pounds. Huge fish, he caught in on a green micro leach on 4 pound test tippet. And I caught one which was about 4 pounds, great fight. :) ;D
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Sorry Rodney, I was not aware that chumming is illegal. Thanks for letting me know. I won't do this in the future.
It's always a good idea to read the regulations for any area you plan to fish Before you get there--- keeps the federallies from emptiing your wallet with fines-- Tight lines/sharp hooks