Fishing Forum

I'm headed to magic tomorrow. Any new updates on ice condition and fishing action?I'll post my results tomorrow afternoon.
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I haven't heard one good report on magic. The ice is good, but fishing is slow.
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I am wondering if the big drain off this summer did more damage than anyone is saying. Last winter that lake was lights out. Maybe it got so low it killed off a bunch.
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[#000000][size 2]Magic is a put and take fishery. Try checking the stocking reports for Magic. You'll see that they did stock nearly as many fish in there as they have in the past.[/size][/#000000]
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I think it has more to do with all the sewer from "the valley". The gravel at the west side used to be full of shrimp, now it looks dead.
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What ever you say. [crazy][shocked][crazy]

I'm just saying, 500000+ fish per year prior to 2012, only~250000 per year since.

Go ahead and take a look.
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Same thing at Walcott, what are the birds gonna eat if they don't plant trout.
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I've been out there 3 times in the last week and a half. I'm talking.. a good day there was only 4 fish. Yesterday decided against Magic and went to a different lake. Caught several different species of fish and it was none stop action. Sure needed a day like that too, going to magic and not catching much was starting to make me question my fishing ability.
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Wow, that's a pretty big difference.
I was curious about the fishing and the stocking programs here. Do they strictly plant Kamloops here? Why haven't the fish populations exploded here from natural spawning? I mean they plant tens of thousands. In Montana, they do stock but the purpose is so the fishery blooms on its own. That many fisherman here take from the lakes?
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The wife and I headed to the east side of magic. Fishing was slow. Fished from 11am to 3pm. Everyone out there were not catching much. We happened to catch a couple 14 " bows, but not a single perch. It was a great day to be out on the lake then be at home. Hopefully the fishing picks up or hopefully we get some good cold weather so I can feel safe out on cj so I can get another crack at them perch.
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I believe most of what is planted in Magic is a Triploid strain from Haysper hatchery which I am led to believe are a sterile fish so no reproduction
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Thanks for that bit of insight
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