what kinda fish in Bead lake, Pend Orielle Co.?

[oldleclercrd]

What kind of fish are they catching up there in bead lake? Is there a camp ground?

[Mossy]

Kokanee and Burbot.  There isn't camping on the lake but pretty close by.

[oldleclercrd]

Whats the depth? Burbot are kinda like a fresh water ling arent they?

[Mossy]

170 feet, super clear water.  Yes, they are "lings".

[oldleclercrd]

Sounds cool! Hey thanks for the info!

[superdown]

are Burbot legal to harvest ?

[goosegetter79]

are Burbot legal to harvest ?

Yes they are we catch em out of sullivan lake night fishing for em.

[Mossy]

Sounds cool! Hey thanks for the info!

No problem, have fun and post up results!

[oldleclercrd]

are Burbot legal to harvest ?

Yes they are we catch em out of sullivan lake night fishing for em.

what kind of bait do you use and i assume its off the bottom right because sullivan is like 300 feet deep isnt it?

[goosegetter79]

are Burbot legal to harvest ?

Yes they are we catch em out of sullivan lake night fishing for em.

what kind of bait do you use and i assume its off the bottom right because sullivan is like 300 feet deep isnt it?

We fish for them in about fourty feet of water right off of a rocky point. We use glow in the dark buzz bombs tipped with night crawler. Get it on the bottom and slowly bounce it off the bottom. When you get one it almost feels like you've snagged something and are dragging it up.They don't fight too much.

[oldleclercrd]

Thats sounds like fun man! Do you usually catch a few?

[goosegetter79]

We usually just catch a couple a piece and call it a night. The average size we catch is probably 25-26". It's fun especially after we fish for kokanee during the day. I have also caught burbot from the dock with a worm on the bottom during the day.

[oldleclercrd]

Oh wow that sounds like fun! What you must troll for the Kokanee with a wedding ring or someing? Aren't there cutthroat in Sullivan Lake?

[goosegetter79]

Yeah we troll for them up there using 4-5 oz. banana weight with a lake troll and wedding ring tipped with maggots. Caught a few rainbows and brown trout while trolling for the kokanee I believe there are cutthroats in there but have never caught one. Biggest trout the family has caught up there was an 8lb rainbow. It's nice since we own a cabin on the lake. State record brown trout was caught in sullivan back in the 60's. I believe it was 22 lbs.

[oldleclercrd]

Yeah i heard that whole state record thing, but i thought it was a cutthroat. I know this is a different thread topic, but have you ever been up to helmer mtn. East of sullivan?

[Mossy]

So how was bead?  Thawed out?

[oldleclercrd]

Havent been yet bro, but Im gonna be in the area in 2 weeks...

[TeacherMan]

Great burbot fishing, plus there are a few lakers out there. We got a couple in 2010 that went over 15 pounds.

Sullivan Lake you can set I believe two trot lines with 5 hooks a piece for burbot. Double check its been a couple years since I have done it. Last time we did it we had a blast. The only problem was all the suckers in the lake. You get a trot line full of those and you have a mess.  We set our lines on shelves around 45-70' just up from about 120'.

[Mossy]

Havent been yet bro, but Im gonna be in the area in 2 weeks...

Ah come on, I was hoping you would have a report for us.  I was debating on going this weekend.

[oldleclercrd]

That sounds like alot of fun! Im going turkey hunting on the 15th and then pike fishing on the Pend Orielle River during the day! The population of Northern Pike on the river increased by 600% this year so it doesnt need to be a secret, tell your friends! They are about 5lbs. average and up to 30lbs.! I use some 25# braided line and after I catch a couple I re-tie my line due to their sharp teeth tearing it up! Check it out

[goosegetter79]

Yeah i heard that whole state record thing, but i thought it was a cutthroat. I know this is a different thread topic, but have you ever been up to helmer mtn. East of sullivan?

No it's brown trout I checked before I posted it just to make sure the weight. Never been to helmer mtn. Once we get to the cabin we don;t go anywhere til we head home. As far as trot lines go I don't think you can do that anymore. I think they got rid of that a few years ago, but i could be wrong. Couldn't find anything in the regs about it all I could find was "All fishing gear must be kept in immediate control and may not be left unattended while fishing. Rod holders may be used, but the rod must be easily removed without delay; rod may be left in holder while playing the fish." from page 26 under the tackle part.

[oldleclercrd]

I think if someone has the patience, there are some big ones in Sullivan.