The number of times I've gone perch fishing I can count on both hands in the last 20 years! But this year is a different story as I've gone more times this year than the previous 20! Some of the lakes in Alberta have been fished out and others like so many have winter killed but the excitement of catching these tasty eating fish really gets me going. … [Read more...]
Ice Fishing Yellow Perch – Bear Lake, BC
The presence of one foreign fish species in British Columbia that has created some controversy in the angling community is the Yellow Perch. Yellow Perch have been mostly illegally introduced by anglers or groups of anglers referred to as “The Bucket Brigade”. Perch have a high reproductive rate. They are directly in competition with other game fish such as trout for food and … [Read more...]
Perch fishing Mink Lake, Alberta
The trip to Mink Lake started shortly after Janice got off work. We left Leduc for Slave Lake, Alberta a three hour drive for the night and a late supper at Boston Pizza. The next morning we had a one and a half hour drive to Mink Lake with a stop at Utikuma Lake to see what the trail looked like due in part to all the snow we had in the month of December. We drove on the lake … [Read more...]
Columbia River Walleye Fishing- Castlegar
This year of Walleye fishing on the Columbia River in Castlegar BC was another successful one! When the summer weather starts to move in so does the Walleye action. Our first trip out on the river was in late July. The water levels were fairly high due to the strong spring run off. We found most of our fish in the slower deeper pools around 65 feet deep. We came back in mid … [Read more...]
Calling Lake Alberta – Monster Walleye Fishing
This story was submitted by one of our members, Sonny Covin. After I saw Sonny’s pictures of this unbelievable Walleye fishing trip and then hearing the story that goes along with them I had to share it! Thanks Sonny for submitting the story for us to share! Enjoy readers! Having made a promise to my friend Mark Prager that I’d take him to Calling Lake for monster … [Read more...]
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