Fishing with Rod: 2007 Cultus Lake Pikeminnow Derby

The 2007 Cultus Lake pikeminnow derby took place on Saturday June 16th, 2007. This annual derby is part of the All About Fishing Family Event, which is organized by the Fraser Valley Salmon Society.

The goal of the derby is to generate sportfishing interest among the younger generations, as well as assisting Fisheries and Oceans Canada on their Cultus Lake sockeye salmon recovery program. Northern pikeminnow is a predatory species that prey on juvenile salmon. Due to a lack of predators, the population of northern pikeminnow in Cultus Lake has grown to the size that causes a lower return of Cultus Lake sockeye salmon. Fisheries and Oceans Canada hopes to enhance the sockeye population by reducing the northern pikeminnow population.

This event is also part of the province-wide family fishing weekend, which always takes place during the father's day weekend.

Many thanks to Dean Werk and Greg Larson of Great River Fishing Adventures for taking us our on their boats.

If you wish to have your community event covered, please email me at info@fishingwithrod.com

For more information on northern pikeminnow, please visit:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/fish_profile/northern_pikeminnow.html

For more information on the Cultus Lake sockeye salmon recovery program, please visit:
http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/mehsd/projects/cultus_sockeye_e.htm

For more information on the Fraser Valley Salmon Society, please visit:
http://www.fraservalleysalmonsociety.ca

To see the derby report and results, please visit:
http://www.fishingwithrod.com/yabbse/index.php?topic=14947.0

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Camera and editing: Rodney Hsu
Music: Chris MacLeod
Production: Fishing with Rod Production

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[AmyMayCommodore]

arg i tell my dad every year "lets go to the derby!" and he always ses were too busy or were too late!

and YAY TAYA PHINNY! her little sister ADORES me! lol

[fishingwithrod]

It will happen again in June 2008. Look for information on our website.

[savagechevyman]

we have a fishing derby up here in Mackenzie BC every year on Father's day weekend June 18th&19th 2011. Its strictly coarse fish, Northern Pikeminnow, peamouth and suckerfish. So come on up and take part in this 2 day event and maybe even win a prize. Average # of fish caught in a weekend for the whole derby is about 2000

[DrPhilMusic]

The fishing derby used to kick ass. now i will never go again because there's too many people there now. you can't really fish off the docks because every little kid is doing that and you only get an hour on the boats.

[fresnomenace301]

perfect bait for stripe bass in the cal delta

[xXcam0manXx]

is bc in Canada (any one answer)

[kyzerjason]

in washington state we get paid $4 per fish over 9 inches. its great money, i average about 20 fish per day. Getting paid for something that i love doing is an amazing feeling

[truthmttrs23]

i'm sure the people know of the rainbow, dolly vardon and sockeye that are in cultus given their repective seasons...........awesome

[fearbenju]

dude why do you call the plke minnows arnt they realy called Squawfish

[miyamoto23]

I've been on Cultus Lake water park, very near to Cultus Lake. I saw the Lake itself, but didn't know I could catch Pikeminnow on there.Nice catches, looks like the kids had fun there