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/... For more information on the Cultus Lake sockeye salmon recovery program, please visit: http://www-sci.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.... For more information on the Fraser Valley Salmon Society, please visit: http://members.shaw.ca/fraserv... To see the derby report and results, please visit: http://www.fishingwithrod.com/... For more videos such as this, please visit http://www.fishingwithrod.com and subscribe at http://www.fishingwithrod.com/... Camera and editing: Rodney Hsu Music: Chris MacLeod Production: Fishing with Rod Production

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Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
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