50 Pound Lake Trout from Tagish Lake!
August 05, 2006 at 4:34 am
This is a huge fish! 50 pound Lake Trout caught and released this July from Tagish Lake. Tagish Lake is part of the British Columbia/Yukon transboundary waters agreement.
The regulations state:
Yukon-BC transboundary waters
Yukon and BC angling licences are valid on all parts of the following transboundary waters: Bennett, Laidlaw, Morley, Tagish and Teslin lakes (not including inlet or outlet streams); Rancheria River, Swift River and their tributaries.
When fishing BC sections of these waters you must comply with all BC fishing regulations including tackle restrictions. Please note that the use of bait fish is prohibited in BC waters.
Watch out Great Bear Lake! When I grow up I want to catch a fish like this as well. Have a look at the scenery, this fish could have been 5 pounds and it would have been a great photo.
Thanks to Adam S. and Carl B. for forwarding.
Applause on the caught and released statement.
Growing up, I remember the June Tagish Fishing Derby that happened each year - lots of huge lakers, although rarely to the 50lb mark, would come in and be put on display. Although exciting as a kid its kind of sad now.
Im glad people for a large part see the world a bit differently these days and are realizing that the fisheries are not an unlimited resource. Although Im only in my 30s, I definintely see (and admit to being partially responsible for) the decrease in stocks in the last 30 years and , if the stories my parents told me of the same fishing spots are true, the decrease has been huge in the last 1/2 century.
Cheers Mano
Geo
George Marchewa on August 05, 2006 at 8:33 am
Not trying to stir it up again, but we had some interesting debate on Catch and Release in the Yukon spurred by the post http://fishonyukon.com/index.php/site/should_we_support_catch_and_release_fishing_in_the_yukon/
What I like about this lake trout is that is shows the quality of sport fishing in the Yukon. Not that it is always about big fish, but I sometimes find it annoying being stuck in between NWT and Alaska, known for big fish. As an aside, we could do a much better jobs marketing ourselves as a fishing destination. We have some quality lodges and products. That will be another blog post.
Dennis Zimmermann on August 05, 2006 at 1:30 pm
Add to the fact that Tagish is less than 2 hours (from car and into boat) from Whitehorse. Just like you mentioned, Yukon Tourism does a truly bad job at marketing our fishing resources to the world, if at all.
Geof Harries on August 05, 2006 at 6:32 pm
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