Yeah we fished this same lake in the summer and caught some tanks as well. They were full of Cray fish actually. One we caught this time had three crayfish in its belly.
2:45 kokanee with spots?? Is this a Montana thing because I've never seen a kokanee with spots like that and Isn't having no spots one of the key identifying features of kokanne/sockeye, not to mention red coloration during spawning,
Google Kokanee and you will see there are some strains that are quite spotted along the back and tail region. i don't create the rules. I have caught Kokanee in BC that have spotting along the back and upper portion of the tail. Some of these do have a RED hue to them, but hard to tell with the lighting. It may be because of the lake which is ultra clear all year, the chemical makeup of the feed or the fact they spawn so young or that it is happening in colder temps under the ice. Who knows though. They're kokanee. If you saw the ones caught in summer they're the same silver bullets with limited spotting.
@@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures thats wild I have been fishing for 35 years catching everything I can on multiple continents and never knew kokanee can be spotted!
I don't believe they are available in Canadian Stores. If you talk to your local store and connect them with Circle Tackle... who knows Maybe next season they would be. For now just online.
Haha... yup I tend to miss stuff like that. Good thing you don't have to spell to be a doctor hahaha! I pay attention to details only when it comes to catching fish.
Oh sorry, i'll let you know how this channel works. if it wasn't mentioned in the title, description or video. Then it won't show up in the comments either. There are many maps and other resources for finding lakes in your area. Best of luck.
Move back to where youre from. Dont expect free handouts of info that it tooks us years to figure out. You are everything wrong with the people invading here and ruining. And God bless this channel for keeping this lake quiet. Thank you thank you thank you. That is so rare in these days of social media clout chasing
1:16 technically thats NOT a kokanee...kokanee are landlocke sockeye..sockeye dont have spots. thats a landlocked chinook salmon from a hatchery most likely..
@Andy-zj3dc it's definitely a kokanee. This is not a Chinook and no Chinook stocked in this lake. Chinook have spots on the tail. There are no spots on the tail. Some kokanee do have spots.
@@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures no sockeye do not have spots at all...they must be coho if they arent chinook...i live off sockeye salmon they never ever have spots.. they maye be calling them kokanee because they are landlocked but they arent true kokanee and most likely landlocked coho if not chinook...i live in Alaska and catch thousands of sockeye every summer. they never ever have spots..
@Andy-zj3dc so you catch ocean run sockeye. I do too. I live on the west coast and catch all 5 species of Pacific Salmon. Sockeye, Coho, Chinook, Chum and Pink. Sockeye are not kokanee. Kokanee are genetically divergent from sockeye. They are land locked sockeye and do not leave freshwater. They don't interbread even when inhabiting the same spawning areas as sockeye. I also catch lots of kokanee in many lakes. Guess what, they have spots. I'm guessing you're pretty young and maybe have not experienced many kokanee populations. I've fished lakes where there are several separate kokanee populations in the same lake that look different and spawn differently. Some are shore spawners, some stream spawners. Spots are not the only defining trait of salmon species. Some Chinook I've caught have almost no spots... they're still Chinook... some coho have lots of spots and some have nearly none. While most kokanee don't have spots in the silver phase as they go into spawning colors they seem to develop spots. Look and the eye, the face, the mouth... looks like a stubby kokanee to me. There are also a rare genetic variety of black kokanee apparently. This may be one of those. You can think whatever it is that you want. Doesn't change my mind without an official DNA analysis.
Perch are an invasive species in these mountain lakes of Montana. They have no limit on perch in this lake we were fishing. Generally, all males are sexually mature at 3 years; most females age 4 and older, or longer than 16cm are mature and able to spawn. They produce tons of offspring. So even if you keep a 16 cm female perch you are removing a spawning fish. We are also fishing in 40 feet of water and as you can see in the video the fish are suffering barotrauma with stomach protruding out of their mouths. They have a significantly reduced rate of survival catching them this deep, so you are better off keeping some for dinner rather than Catch and Release fishing for them at this depth. Our intention on fishing for them was for retention to eat. Usually if releasing perch best to fish less than 20 feet of water if they inhabit that depth. In this particular lake we have not found perch in shallow water. I'm not sure what you mean by you watched me tie salmon to my waste van???? Do you mean, "Waist Band"??? Are you this same guy from a few years ago and you just do not use english as a primary language? It's ok if you English is week. I think I can guess what you mean. You are referring to me fishing for coho on the vedder river fishing at Fishermans corner a few years ago. The one time I tried wearing a rope belt to tie my catch to my waist, so I wouldn't have to walk back to shore every time and leave them on the beach. I'm not actually sure why that's a problem and why you an issue with is besides you have trouble catching fish yourself??? I am a little innovative, I like trying new things and that belt was a failed attempt at saving me time so I had more time to fish when the bite was on. Didn't work though cause to hard to move in the water and spin around with them attached to you. I'm still not clear why it would be a problem even if I always kept the salmon on my Waist. You never were able to say why it was a problem. But I understand you don't speak English and may have trouble expressing yourself of giving a reasonable explanation. Guess what, I am a Fisherman and I fish a lot. I also catch many species of fishing on the ocean, lakes, streams, rivers, open water, frozen water... every time of the year I'm out there Fishing. I am not a Catch and Release Fisherman... I keep fish. Definitely got me there... I do kill fish and eat them, share with people, friends and family.
F off boomer. As long as your ethical and responsible, it doesnt hurt to keep fish. Unfortunately we dont have it good like yall did, so we cant afford to fish and hunt just for recreational purposes alone. We do it for food too, thanks to your generations scorched earth political and economical policies. Also i live close to this lake and fish it often (not saying the name, pound sand), and there are TONS of perch. Almost all lakes dont even have a limit on perch
Those alpine perch are so cool, must be huge from the minnow forage base. Keep the content coming doc!
Yeah we fished this same lake in the summer and caught some tanks as well. They were full of Cray fish actually. One we caught this time had three crayfish in its belly.
on the swivle! lol, that was a crazy catch.
love the perch. and another great video
Thanks, yeah he bit the swivel and got the line tangled on his Jaw. That's a first for me for sure.
@@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures first I've seen, lol
@@JustinHallowesOutdoors I didn't know what happened at first with the hook swinging around.
Wholly Cow! some monster perch.
Haha, got a few nice ones.
Holy Smokes, I'm from Michigan and we got some good ones but them are BEAUTIFUL ❤
Yes, certainly nice coloration to these ones.
Great vid guy's 👍
Thanks! You been out fishing this year?
Nice haul. How deep was the ice looks a little sketchy.
Lots of ice, probably 7 to 8 inches.
Jumbos 🎉🎉
Thanks
2:45 kokanee with spots?? Is this a Montana thing because I've never seen a kokanee with spots like that and Isn't having no spots one of the key identifying features of kokanne/sockeye, not to mention red coloration during spawning,
Google Kokanee and you will see there are some strains that are quite spotted along the back and tail region. i don't create the rules. I have caught Kokanee in BC that have spotting along the back and upper portion of the tail. Some of these do have a RED hue to them, but hard to tell with the lighting. It may be because of the lake which is ultra clear all year, the chemical makeup of the feed or the fact they spawn so young or that it is happening in colder temps under the ice. Who knows though. They're kokanee. If you saw the ones caught in summer they're the same silver bullets with limited spotting.
Some kokanee have spots. Different strains? Idk why
@@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures thats wild I have been fishing for 35 years catching everything I can on multiple continents and never knew kokanee can be spotted!
@@farmshopprojects haha, now you can search out the spotter kokanee haha
Can you find these rods in Alberta stores or is it online only?
I don't believe they are available in Canadian Stores. If you talk to your local store and connect them with Circle Tackle... who knows Maybe next season they would be. For now just online.
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Some chunky perch in there 👍🏻
Haha... yup I tend to miss stuff like that. Good thing you don't have to spell to be a doctor hahaha! I pay attention to details only when it comes to catching fish.
Oops sorry think I removed your last comment trying to respond to it.
Mary Ronan ?
Thanks for your interest in the video. I don't play the guess that lake game here, sorry.
Yes
What lake are you at? Moved to Montana last year and still learning where to fish and hunt.
Oh sorry, i'll let you know how this channel works. if it wasn't mentioned in the title, description or video. Then it won't show up in the comments either. There are many maps and other resources for finding lakes in your area. Best of luck.
Move back to where youre from. Dont expect free handouts of info that it tooks us years to figure out. You are everything wrong with the people invading here and ruining. And God bless this channel for keeping this lake quiet. Thank you thank you thank you. That is so rare in these days of social media clout chasing
Bitterroot Lake
1:16 technically thats NOT a kokanee...kokanee are landlocke sockeye..sockeye dont have spots. thats a landlocked chinook salmon from a hatchery most likely..
@Andy-zj3dc it's definitely a kokanee. This is not a Chinook and no Chinook stocked in this lake. Chinook have spots on the tail. There are no spots on the tail. Some kokanee do have spots.
@@TheFishingDoctorsAdventures no sockeye do not have spots at all...they must be coho if they arent chinook...i live off sockeye salmon they never ever have spots.. they maye be calling them kokanee because they are landlocked but they arent true kokanee and most likely landlocked coho if not chinook...i live in Alaska and catch thousands of sockeye every summer. they never ever have spots..
my guess is coho were once stocked and this is a remnant of that.
also found they stock coho and kings in montana lakes easily on RUclips..
@Andy-zj3dc so you catch ocean run sockeye. I do too. I live on the west coast and catch all 5 species of Pacific Salmon. Sockeye, Coho, Chinook, Chum and Pink. Sockeye are not kokanee. Kokanee are genetically divergent from sockeye. They are land locked sockeye and do not leave freshwater. They don't interbread even when inhabiting the same spawning areas as sockeye. I also catch lots of kokanee in many lakes. Guess what, they have spots. I'm guessing you're pretty young and maybe have not experienced many kokanee populations. I've fished lakes where there are several separate kokanee populations in the same lake that look different and spawn differently. Some are shore spawners, some stream spawners. Spots are not the only defining trait of salmon species. Some Chinook I've caught have almost no spots... they're still Chinook... some coho have lots of spots and some have nearly none. While most kokanee don't have spots in the silver phase as they go into spawning colors they seem to develop spots. Look and the eye, the face, the mouth... looks like a stubby kokanee to me. There are also a rare genetic variety of black kokanee apparently. This may be one of those. You can think whatever it is that you want. Doesn't change my mind without an official DNA analysis.
Those fish the perch are eating are pygmy whitefish.
Yeah you're probably correct. I read about those after we fished there.
Why do you keep giant perch ? You are keeping spawning fish, I watched you take salmon and tie them onto your waste van. Your not a real fisherman
Perch are an invasive species in these mountain lakes of Montana. They have no limit on perch in this lake we were fishing. Generally, all males are sexually mature at 3 years; most females age 4 and older, or longer than 16cm are mature and able to spawn. They produce tons of offspring. So even if you keep a 16 cm female perch you are removing a spawning fish. We are also fishing in 40 feet of water and as you can see in the video the fish are suffering barotrauma with stomach protruding out of their mouths. They have a significantly reduced rate of survival catching them this deep, so you are better off keeping some for dinner rather than Catch and Release fishing for them at this depth. Our intention on fishing for them was for retention to eat. Usually if releasing perch best to fish less than 20 feet of water if they inhabit that depth. In this particular lake we have not found perch in shallow water.
I'm not sure what you mean by you watched me tie salmon to my waste van????
Do you mean, "Waist Band"???
Are you this same guy from a few years ago and you just do not use english as a primary language? It's ok if you English is week. I think I can guess what you mean. You are referring to me fishing for coho on the vedder river fishing at Fishermans corner a few years ago. The one time I tried wearing a rope belt to tie my catch to my waist, so I wouldn't have to walk back to shore every time and leave them on the beach. I'm not actually sure why that's a problem and why you an issue with is besides you have trouble catching fish yourself???
I am a little innovative, I like trying new things and that belt was a failed attempt at saving me time so I had more time to fish when the bite was on. Didn't work though cause to hard to move in the water and spin around with them attached to you.
I'm still not clear why it would be a problem even if I always kept the salmon on my Waist. You never were able to say why it was a problem. But I understand you don't speak English and may have trouble expressing yourself of giving a reasonable explanation.
Guess what, I am a Fisherman and I fish a lot. I also catch many species of fishing on the ocean, lakes, streams, rivers, open water, frozen water... every time of the year I'm out there Fishing.
I am not a Catch and Release Fisherman... I keep fish. Definitely got me there... I do kill fish and eat them, share with people, friends and family.
F off boomer. As long as your ethical and responsible, it doesnt hurt to keep fish. Unfortunately we dont have it good like yall did, so we cant afford to fish and hunt just for recreational purposes alone. We do it for food too, thanks to your generations scorched earth political and economical policies.
Also i live close to this lake and fish it often (not saying the name, pound sand), and there are TONS of perch. Almost all lakes dont even have a limit on perch
Invasive, no limit, scrumptious.....need anyone say more? You are not an informed "real" fisherman.
That dog knows what's up!