Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: Tenz85 on April 29, 2014, 08:20:15 PM
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The decimated euchalons are off limits in the Fraser so how do you identify the difference between euchalons, pikeminnows, and white fish?
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http://www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/species-especes/aquatic-aquatique/euchalon-eulakane-eng.htm
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/northern_pikeminnow.html
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/articles/river_fishing/fraser_valley_cutthroat_trout_fishery.html Scroll down this page for white fish.
That was easy!
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Thanks.
The reason I ask is for sturgeon fishing bait. I've saw people using sculpin a d white fish for bait but wonder how effective it is compared to oolies (commercially of course). Also, does trout guts or trout itself work?
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Hmmm. I just started Dino fishing. Only caught one, and it was with Lamprey Eel. I gather they go for what is in the river at the time. Small Northern Pikeminnow, Peamouth Chub, White Fish, all may work. Just cut the heads and fins and giver a go. Not sure about sculpins as they have the stingers and the Dino's might not like that??
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Sculpins will work, they were chomping on our eulies one day so we thought we'd give them a try and hooked into a nice 5 footer in the lower
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Seems like a taboo using trout for bait but they are easy to catch (at times) in the local lakes and could probably make 2-4 pieces of bait each. Trout are good eating too but depending on which lakes they come from..
I like to save money when possible so course fish and extra left over trout are top choice baits if they are productive. I caught my first Dino on an Ollie in the lower. Only 2.5 ft but thick around the gut. Will prob stick to oolies eels and worms for now. Thanks again!
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"Only 2.5 ft but thick around the gut."
Hahahaha ,you are a true fisherman. :)