There is also largemouth bass in Willow's Dam near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan as well! Also Willow's Dam was stocked with largemouth bass in the mid 1960s very very few have been actually caught. The biggest largemouth bass pulled out of Willow's Dam was a six pound largemouth. I have seen even bigger largemouth bass from Willow's Dam but it was dried up and it the grass.... not even sure how that bass even got there....??? My father also caught a bass from Willow's Dam about 2 pounds but bass from Willow's Dam so bass do exist but are extremely rare to catch! To catch a bass from Willow's Dam may be once in a lifetime chance and this would be only for locals living in near Willow's Dam and Assiniboia.....!
I had no idea! I have heard that Bass had been stocked in a few places in Saskatchewan in the past, but I was under the impression they all got winter killed. This is neat to know. Perhaps some of the other places they were stocked still have a small population and are just very difficult to find!
@@SaskCastAngling Willow's Dam is also stocked with perch and walleye as well. Some of the original walleye (about 45 years now) are super big > in excess of 14 pounds. Walleye was stocked in the New Willow's Dam so water overflow from Old Dam had a second place to flow into and some of the bass also got into the new Dam during spring runoff. The perch now are in excess of 1 pound and walleyes are being stocked every few years. Last time I heard (when I lived in Assiniboia) was walleyes were netted at Fife Lake and transferred to Willow's Dam. Only thing I didn't like was there was a lot of ticks at Willow's Dam. Got at least one tick everytime we went out fishing...!
Those are some big walleye! Is there good access to Willow's Dam? I might have to make a trip out there one day and make a video, see if I can't hook into a bass or a large walleye!
@@SaskCastAngling The smaller walleye are easy to catch but the original walleye they stocked the New Willow's Dam are just about impossible to catch. Willow's Dam is pretty easy to access and most people in Assiniboia can tell you how to get to Willow's Dam. It's only about 10 minutes from Assiniboia by car. Lots of good deer hunting and duck hunting around Assiniboia as well. Prairie chicken's are pretty common as well and really good eating!
There is also largemouth bass in Willow's Dam near Assiniboia, Saskatchewan as well! Also Willow's Dam was stocked with largemouth bass in the mid 1960s very very few have been actually caught. The biggest largemouth bass pulled out of Willow's Dam was a six pound largemouth. I have seen even bigger largemouth bass from Willow's Dam but it was dried up and it the grass.... not even sure how that bass even got there....???
My father also caught a bass from Willow's Dam about 2 pounds but bass from Willow's Dam so bass do exist but are extremely rare to catch! To catch a bass from Willow's Dam may be once in a lifetime chance and this would be only for locals living in near Willow's Dam and Assiniboia.....!
I had no idea! I have heard that Bass had been stocked in a few places in Saskatchewan in the past, but I was under the impression they all got winter killed. This is neat to know. Perhaps some of the other places they were stocked still have a small population and are just very difficult to find!
@@SaskCastAngling Willow's Dam is also stocked with perch and walleye as well. Some of the original walleye (about 45 years now) are super big > in excess of 14 pounds. Walleye was stocked in the New Willow's Dam so water overflow from Old Dam had a second place to flow into and some of the bass also got into the new Dam during spring runoff.
The perch now are in excess of 1 pound and walleyes are being stocked every few years. Last time I heard (when I lived in Assiniboia) was walleyes were netted at Fife Lake and transferred to Willow's Dam.
Only thing I didn't like was there was a lot of ticks at Willow's Dam. Got at least one tick everytime we went out fishing...!
Those are some big walleye! Is there good access to Willow's Dam? I might have to make a trip out there one day and make a video, see if I can't hook into a bass or a large walleye!
@@SaskCastAngling The smaller walleye are easy to catch but the original walleye they stocked the New Willow's Dam are just about impossible to catch. Willow's Dam is pretty easy to access and most people in Assiniboia can tell you how to get to Willow's Dam. It's only about 10 minutes from Assiniboia by car. Lots of good deer hunting and duck hunting around Assiniboia as well. Prairie chicken's are pretty common as well and really good eating!