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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: keithr on June 17, 2011, 12:52:17 PM

Title: bass late spawning?
Post by: keithr on June 17, 2011, 12:52:17 PM

The bass I've been catching from St Mary Lake still have roe in them, and it looks to me like it is still some way from being ready for spawning . . . I thought they were supposed to have spawned sometime between April 15th and now. 

Title: Re: bass late spawning?
Post by: RG on June 17, 2011, 08:32:33 PM

I'm assuming you're referring to smallmouth bass, in which case they tend to spawn a little later than largemouth bass ( at least in their native ranges).  Spawn timing is more of a water temp thing and smallmouth enter that phase when water temp hits 15 C, again, at least in their native ranges.

Title: Re: bass late spawning?
Post by: keithr on June 18, 2011, 04:47:12 PM

They are small mouth.  If the bass really are very late spawning this year, I wonder what that means for coming years.  Fatter perch?