INVASIVE? On the hunt for MASSIVE Bass (Cultus Lake)
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2023
- This episode, I went on a hunt to find an invasive monster smallmouth bass in Cultus Lake BC. This particular species took over the lake which affected the whole dynamic of the ecosystem in this lake for other native species. This is how it all went down...
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It's pretty incredible how one person's choice in one moment can bring us to such a drastic change. It's a shame, hopefully the other species can survive.
Good to see that a broken hand isn't holding you back from fishing completely, but I hope you heal up quickly.
Unfortunate. Thank you 😊
Keep up the great content! 👍🏾
Thanks :)
Haha love the dramatic intro😝🎣
Haha glad you enjoyed it
Amazing video!!!
Thanks gregeth
Great content and filming. Subbed!
Appreciate it! :)
Wow! 👏
ive seen a few spots in that lake around 400+ ft deep i just cant get over how deep it is so close to shore some spots youre 15 20 ftt from shore and its 150ft
Hmm... I know that type of break, that'sa boxer's fracture. Did it a month ago myself. Hoping I don't need pins or anything. How's yours doing now? Did you end up getting back full grip strength?
Ahhh that’s sucks! Yes I got full strength now after 2-3months. No pins needed for me
Great video, but let's be honest-fishing at Cultus Lake is pretty slow year-round. I'm a local, and I've been fishing at Cultus Lake for 10 years, but I've never caught a trout. Yes, I've caught pike, sculpins, and, of course, tons of bass. Bass is what currently attracts people to the lake for fishing and fun, and most of the time, it's catch and release. I don't really believe that they have a huge impact. I've fished all over BC, and in some areas, largemouth bass coexist with other species like sunfish and catfish in much smaller lakes, and they all survive. As you mentioned, Cultus Lake is massive, and different fish species live in different parts of the lake, at varying depths and temperatures
Yes but great for kids and beginners for pike minnow and bass. I personally never caught a trout in there just one bull trout I guess
@@Go2fishingbc bass, pike, trout, salmon, sharks..they are all fish, there is no beginner or pro, only fishing for fun
I love the berkenstocks
10/10 video ,hope u get better soon😅
Appreciate it!
If you google invasive species trout and bass are 9 spots apart. The bass coexist with other species in lakes such as osoyoos, vaseux, skaha, and Christina.
Yup very unfortunate but cannot be resolved unless killing the late
exactly
Dude... what did you do to your fishing hand??? That looks brutal. Really need to protect those mits.
I broke my hand at work :(
@@Go2fishingbc You're trying to get out of work to go fishing that badly? There are easier ways to go fishing... haha! Hope your hand is ok.
Nice video. What were you using to intice these bass?
Thanks. Mostly bottom rig with worms
May I ask what rod you were using?
Fenwick light rod 1-6lb
All my family live at Cultis Lake. ❤🇨🇦
Awesome lake
Took me a while to learn there's a very nuanced difference between something being "invasive" as opposed to simply "introduced". As long as they don't get out of control and start expanding range or out-competing native species (which bass in BC don't typically do) it's not accurate to call them invasive. We have lakes here on the island where smallmouth have been successfully managed along with their native counterparts, but watersheds like Cultus and the Brunette River will be the real test cases. And they kill off the endangered Cultus sculpin or start spreading uncontrolled through the Fraser, then it's too late anyway.
All that being said they are super fun to fish, and delicious! If you are ever on the island and want to catch some really big ones, I know all the secret spots...
Interesting point. I think the terminology “invasive” is what the fisheries are using regarding cultus lake. I think it’s mostly concerned with endangered sulpin and sockeye. And they are definitely here to stay. On the positive side, I agree that they are super fun to target. I hear island has some big bass! Sounds fun
Bass is have been in the Fraser since the 1950s, they need to be treated like game fish. When I lived on the island all the lakes had bass and trout. No issues
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yooooo he's back, did you see my ig comment to come back to cultus lake?????????
I don’t think I saw the comment
i heard its illegal to not kill and release them, since they are invasive
Not true
Makes some great fertilizer
I don’t keep bass
They taste better than salmons…
Never tried it. But I don’t eat fish in general lol
@@Go2fishingbc 👍👍👍you have pure and sincere love for sports fishing
I agree there here to stay dont waste them
How come you put them back? Shouldn't you be killing every one you can?
I have explained it in the video
We have NUMEROUS LAKES in British Columbia where ministry of environment have introduced NON-NATIVE fish species....ABSOLUTELY DEVESTATING... NOW THERE IS a problem and no one is accountable
I heartily encourage all of you Canucks to remove those smallies and deposit them in the creeks and rivers in the Missouri Ozarks.
Please and thank you.
Haha
go to remove them - not put them back :) They are good tasting
I don’t like eating fish hah