I heard of Cultus Lake being a good spot to try for Smallmouth Bass. This is my first time bass fishing and want to try this spot . I have two questions:

1. What moths and times are good for fishing in this lake for bass?

2. What should I use to target these bass? I know the commons answer is worms on a hook but I want to do lure fishing, so should I use plastic worms, crankbaits, chatterbaits, etc...?

Yes for sure, it is not as common in the tidal fraser, but you can catch pikeminnows in some lakes and rivers that are 2-5 lb and bigger.

I had a crazy experience with one of my cousins. One day about 2 years ago, me and my cousin went out fishing near the Annacis Island. We usually catch peamouth chub and sculpins with the occasional northern pikeminnow. However, that day my cousin had pulled a HUMONGOUS pikeminnow. This was approximately 1ft and 5 inches in LENGTH . The max width of the fish was about 4 inches. I only hear pikeminnow reaching lengths of 1ft so this was surprising for me. Also this fish was thick in girth but we did not measure. Before you ask for photos, my phone was at home and his phone was dead. As soon as I bring that up, people think I am lying . However, is there any way that a pikeminnow can reach that size?

I have Simms G3s and the felt was worn to nothing (over about 10 years or so)…I tried a couple of places in Maple Ridge and the felt fell off while fishing….I sent them back to Simms in Montana and for about $100 they did a great job…just like new…

back in the day people used indoor/outcarpeting. I have no experience with it however.

I have also heard recommendations for the felt used in conveyor line belts.

A couple of years ago I couldn't find any replacement felt at any tackle store at any price, so I went on line and bought the toughest, high quality industrial felt I could find, 3/4 inch thick, from a business called The Felt Store. The smallest portion they would sell is enough for 4 boot re-fleltings.    Went on great, looked great, worked really well, but did not last even half the summer beach fishing.  Ended up buying new boots because of the required drying time.

I still have enough for 3 more sets of felts. 

What I'm thinking I want to do is, before I put the felt on the boots, I want to soak the felt in some kind of liquid plastic stuff that will will soak all the way through, and then cure in to a flexible plastic.  Probably polyurethane.  I think that is what's done to the store bought felts.  My question though is, does anyone have any idea what particular product I could use? 

Any thoughts on this will be helpful.

Rice, LaFarge, Green Timbers and Como have been stocked.

https://www.gofishbc.com/stocked-fish/?reportType=lake&start=2016-01-01&end=2026-02-13&region=LOWER%20MAINLAND

A number of lakes on VanIsle were also stocked in November.

https://www.gofishbc.com/stocked-fish/?reportType=lake&start=2016-01-01&end=2026-02-13&region=VANCOUVER%20ISLAND

The last 3 are all spam. Rod has been real slow to remove reported spam.

Interesting that all respondents are first time posters.

Alright, I've been email/calling around and have some good info to report.

The Cobbler (Vancouver) got back to me and said they do re-felting for $180 +gst AND YOU HAVE TO SUPPLY YOUR OWN FELT! Ya, I'm serious. Give that that guy a miss. Jesus.

Didn't really have any other luck finding a cobbler that will do the labor work for you. As others have said, seems like a job no one really wants to do any more.

However, I got a hold of Daniel K. and he told me how to do it yourself. Does not sound that hard. Basically,

-Remove/sand the old felt off as best you can. You want a flat, clean, dry surface. He said no big deal if a bit of the old felt remains as long as it is stuck on really well and is clean/dry.
-Stuff rags in the boots so they'll hold their shape when you tape the crap out of them after.
-Good coating of E6000 glue on the felt and on the boot sole.
-Glue it in place, then tape the crap out of the boot with packing tape. Leave to cure for a few days.
-Remove tape, trim felt as needed with a box cutter
-IMPORTANT: after the felts are glued on and cured, go around the entire perimeter of the sole, and apply a coat of glue to the edge/outside of the sole, where it is adhered to the boot. Let that dry/cure for a day or two.

Dan said he just buys/uses the felt insoles from Mark's. They are about $12 for a pack of 4.

I plan to give this method a go on my older Simms Guide boots. If my glue job holds, I'll buy some more expensive felt and do my G3 boots. The felt insoles from Mark's look like they would shred pretty fast IMO. However, Dan says because it is softer felt, it bites REALLY well on wet slimey rocks.

As far as "more expensive felt" goes, Searun has some on their website that looks pretty good/thick for around $80 plus tax. I called Simms and they sell the OE felt for $80 USD and will ship it to a US postal address. The guy on the phone said it is the same as the OE felt, which IMO is far superior to any 100% felt you can buy in stores in Canada.