2009 - List of potential winter killed lakes

[chauchey]

Bleeker Lake(partial kill)
John Frank Lake
Frisken Lake
Pass Lake
Isobel Lake
Kidd Lake
Clifford Lake

Any others that people have heard of? I've either heard these lakes had potentialy winter killed from a tackleshop that has a location in Logan Lake, or on the net at various official looking sites. Any confirmation would be great.... The top 3 are heart breaking as I really wanted to fish them the week leading up to the BCFR fishout.

[awigz]

It seems that this year could have a bad winterkill, I was up at Pass lake for a couple of hours on Sunday. There was no signs of life, the loons were following me around as if I had an idea where the fish were. Needless to say, no bites, no fish.

I also spent a day at Leighton Lake, it may have been starting to turn over but I caught nothing and neither did anybody else. I have a fish finder and I didn't see a single blip on the screen. There were a couple of fish jumping here and there.

This could be a very difficult year. I thought ice-off = lots of fish......I put in 12hours on the water this weekend with one strike to show for it....depressing.

i'll be back at it next weekend though

[btree]

For those who live up near Fort St John, the ponds at the Taylor Golf Course winter killed There were some really nice 14-24 inch rainbows in there, but now are just carcasses on the shore line for the eagles and crows to eat. Even the pond that was aerated killed off.

The ice is still thick in many lakes up here...

[CHICO]

IT SURE SUCKS THAT FRISKEN IS PROBABLY TOAST.THEY POURED A PAD THERE YEARS AGO FOR AN AERATOR BUT NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH.NO FUNDS I GUESS.FISHERIES DID A LATE SUMMER NET JOB THERE 2YRS AGO .I WAS TOLD THEY WERE MOVING SOME OF THE FISH ELSEWHERE BECAUSE FRISKEN KILLED SO OFTEN.SALVAGE JOB????:doh:

[24_7Fisherman]

they have netted a bunch out of Frisken lake (2 yrs now i know of) and dumped them into Lafarge lake in Coquitlam. i caught one last year in Lafarge and man could it peel some line lost it though but it would have went back as i never keep trout.

[Roughingminor]

IT SURE SUCKS THAT FRISKEN IS PROBABLY TOAST.THEY POURED A PAD THERE YEARS AGO FOR AN AERATOR BUT NEVER FOLLOWED THROUGH.NO FUNDS I GUESS.FISHERIES DID A LATE SUMMER NET JOB THERE 2YRS AGO .I WAS TOLD THEY WERE MOVING SOME OF THE FISH ELSEWHERE BECAUSE FRISKEN KILLED SO OFTEN.SALVAGE JOB????:doh:

There's no need to yell Chico.

[geoffvl]

I was told that people always say Frisken has winterkill but then it turns out fine. Is this true?

[deanochino]

Any word an Campbell lake, as is often prone to winterkill?

[johnk]

Any word an Campbell lake, as is often prone to winterkill?

Campbell is just fine! So much so that I'll be there next Tuesday with a friend!

[deanochino]

Thanks! I'm going to give it a try Monday weather permittimg, If anything like last year, it'll be great.