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Species of Fish Seen, Caught, and sometimes eaten
Whitefish
Northern Pike
Walleye
Lake Trout
Sucker
Eel Pout
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Lesson
Plans
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Now that Dave and I have firmly established ourselves
as expert fishermen, we are particularly excited to
have finally reached Gods Lake.
Gods Lake, the largest lake we will visit on the Boreal
Forest Project, is known as a world-class fishing destination.
Well-to-do fishing enthusiasts from around the globe
fly in here in the summer months in search of Northern
Pike and Lake Trout often in excess of 50 lbs.
Sydney Augustus Keighley, a well-known trapper and
trader who traveled through these parts in the early
20th century tells of encountering Lake Trout on the
ice weighing 75 pounds (At that time, very large fish
were not valuable in the commercial fishing industry.).
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Adam with his first Northern Pike caught on during
the Boreal Forest Project. It's not quite 50 lbs.,
but it sure was nice to finally catch something.
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Dave caught this trophy walleye on Gods Lake.
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Needless to say, we intend to try our luck on Gods
Lake and report back to you if the legends are true.
Some students have been asking about the species of
fish we've encountered up here. Here is what we've seen
so far.
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The White Sucker is the most common fish in most lakes,
but is not generally fished for. They are a bottom-feeding
fish most easily identified by their sucker-shaped mouths.
Sometimes fishermen catch suckers in their nets and
just leave them on the ice. This makes for a nice treat
for our dogs.
Because Northern Pike aren't very valuable at market,
we sometimes find them on the ice, too. Northerns are
long, slender predators with fangs for teeth. They have
no main dorsal fin and spotted skin.
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Way to go, Andrew! This is just an example of how
big some of the northern pikes get to be on Gods Lake.
Gods Lake is one of the most important fisheries of
northern Manitoba. It is world-renown for the number
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Lake Trout and Walleye are both highly-prized catches
sought after by commercial fishermen and anglers alike.
While Walleye are found in most lakes, Lake Trout are
only found in deeper, usually larger, lakes.
Whitefish can only be caught using nets, since their
mouths are so small, hooks don't work. Whitefish are
a smaller species, and usually travel in schools.
We saw some Eel Pout yesterday on our way across Beaver
Hill Lake. Eel Pout come from the Cartilaginous family
of fish, meaning they, like an eel, have no spine. All
the other fish we've encountered come from the Ostheicthies
family of fishes.
These are what we've seen so far.
- Adam
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