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Hi guys, would it be a good idea to have the fisheries stock maybe a thousand to two thousand brooks, just as a trial, because these sound like they are thriving, from the descriptions. There is a lake in Saskatchewan, named Pipprell Lake and it has five types of trout in it ( rainbows, splake, brown, brook, & tiger ). The lake is about the size of elkwater lake and, is dependant on run-off, what do you guys think?

Taco you are right, we have a good thing going with bullshead once the other lakes [Ressor Lake, Michelle, and Spruce Coullee]Start producing like they can and have in the past what more could you ask for in trout fishing. It will be a good 5yrs before we see all these waterbodies producing, this should take alot of pressure off Bullshead and therefore no over crouding. I wish evreyone the best of luck this spring in fishing adventures.

No I do not like to stir things up I felt the people on this message board are very knowlegeable, but today when I read DRYFLY s comment, read the last few lines and you will see who is stiring up what. My interpertaion is he wouldn't mine seeing someone fall through the ice at Bullshead and maybe drown, I have not once threatened anyone or used VULGAR language on this or any other message board. Bullshead used to winterkill every 3-4 yrs, if there was a dry spring usaually a winter kill happened there was no water no fish. Now the water levels are staying to capacity and the fish survive, lets try and keep this going. By the way can you imagine if everyone that read DRYFLYS statement thought the same as me, and would if some one goes and drowns. I know he left the statement for interpertaion but it was pretty easy to see what he wanted people to read, but who am I to decide how people view his post.

Hi there Brent, no I did not mean flyfishermen are to blame. I think we as a whole should be doing something about these species of birds, somehow there has to be a way to discourage these birds from feeding from this lake. I really like the idea of the trophy status, but this lake can be improved immensely, with these criteria such as allowed to take home 1 fish under 15 inches, bait ban, no icefishing, no motors of any sort,also I would be in favor of a pay to fish or special License or stamp this way you could control the date the lake is open to fish. With the smaller size allowing 1 fish under 15 inches this should keep some of the meat eaters from fishing this lake. As far as the icefishermen using bait when I was out there I did not see anyone fishing that way. There was a parks guy fishing, he actually came over and talked to me and I reconized who he was, he just wanted know how things were going. He left the lake at 12:00pm I had left shortly after, no one would have known who he was as he was dressed like anyone else that was out icefishing, he also told me he had been there since 7:00am. Getting back to the pay extra to fish this lake this may also chase away the bait chuckers, the funds collected from this special stamp or license could be used in various ways, aeration, getting rid of the birds, or maybe make the lake wheelchair accessible like building a deck of some sort for the handicapped. also once Michelle lake starts get rolling again and Reesor gets cleaned up which is starting construction in november on the repairs for the dam. I'm figuring in about 5 years you will not see the fishing pressure we are seeing now because hopefully Reesor Lake And Michelle Lake will be back to full capacity and the fish grow to their full potential in these lakes. Thanx Brent for taking the time for reading what I have to share Have a good Day.

How is it that a group of people with your knowledge of flyfishing can be so critical of others that have paid the same amount for a license to fish, does this license say fly fishing only, is this license just sold to flyfishing attics no, this license is available to anyone who wants to fish, and fish anyway they wish as permitted by regulations that are put forward every year. Now this past week has had me rethink this Bullshead regs, First I always kind of looked up to the men and women who flyfish but not no more for what I have seen on this message board is down right idiodic and to see the real GREED that flyfisherman seem to have with bullshead and the descrimination of others who chose to fish on an seasonal lake that is open season and still has ice on it. I was out at bullshead 2 days ago there were 17 people fishing and I seen 3 legal fish leave that lake in the 4 hours I was there. Everybody was watching each other, some had binos others were walking around to see what people had landed this lake was self policing itself. Just to get off the subject for a minute, around 2-3yrs ago I was hunting up cadomin ab for sheep, I had come across a metis person of decent on top of the hot rocks area, anyways we had a small visit and somehow we came across the subject of bullshead and trophy lakes he had commented on how such a lake in the Edmonton area had some how found perch illegally stocked in this trout lake. what he had said was that some flyfishing club was pushing for a trophy lake and some of his friends did not like the way locals were being told not to keep your limit by this club, basically this club was just trying to promote catch and release from what he was telling me, so he says some of his friends stocked the lake with perch and pike on their own just to get back at the bug chuckers as what he called them. He would not identify the lake and swore at me for telling him I thought this little story was dreamn't up. That was the end of the conversation as he emptied his coffee and told me to get off the hot rocks and not to cross his path again, now I took this seriously as I think by the looks of him and the look in his eyes I simply stayed where I was and he left,basically I was froze with fear. Getting back to Bullshead maybe we as fishermen as a whole should be more concerned with the amount of fish being taken by the pelicans and the commrants then thinking everyone that is icefishing are poaching, besides until these species of birds are looked after this lake is never going to grow fish to their full potential otherwise Bullshead will remain what it is today. Thanx for giving me a chance comment on this lake.

How does a person keep these birds away from this lake, the pelicans usually congregate at the eastern end of the lake where the water comes in. Can they be captured live and removed to a more suitable habitat where they will not interfere with the growth potential of this lake? any suggestions are much appreciated.

Last winter I had talked to Terry Clayton about going to Bullshead to use my underwater camera without any fishing gear, he did say it was okay but to let the local F&W know what I was doing. However I never did make it out there. These pictures look like someone is doing something they should not be doing.

I really think this is a great idea with the triploids, however I think at the same time we should also try and scare away the pelicans and the commrants(please excuse my spelling on this bird). These 2 species of birds raise their young at Bullshead, these youngsters are taught how to search for food, and that food happens to be our nice rainbows. Now I do not know what an average size Pelican eats but by the size of their bills and watching some feeding the past few years they can take a very large Rainbow. Before Bullshead regs were changed we used have this waterbody stocked with approx-80,000 Rainbows, now I know why the numbers of stocking are lower than before the lakes trophy status was implemented, I think its either try to scare the birds away or bump the stocking numbers back up to 80,000 rainbows. Also I will try and conduct a creel survey and go around and ask the fishermen what they have caught. Any suggestions on what questions to ask besides the obvious would help out alot.