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Went to Heffley today…
It was an extremely slow go (I tried just about everything :-?),
…But, I still manged to get one using a pink feathered jig with a small piece of cooked prawn on the hook , got him in maybe 20 ft of water and just a couple feet off the bottom. Good Luck! They’re hiding out somewhere, and seem to be very picky!
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(Thanks Rob for the heads up on Monte!)
Way to hang in there Evan! Luv the pic of your daughter with the fish! What’s her name I’d like to post it on the Gallery?
And please email me with your mailing address because for being the first poster on our 2013 reports page you win ……. (drum roll) ……. a brand new c ……. lol just kidding you get some decals! 😀
Thank you for the decals! 🙂
…and WOW! Rob means business, when he says ASAP, he really means ASAP! 😉
lol … ya my wife was heading out to your neck of the woods so the timing worked out great! 🙂
Anyone know if Monte is fishable?
Any other good kokanee ice spots?
Thanks
CS
As of Dec 30 still some open water on Monte Lake. Just means the Kokanee will be that much bigger once it freezes over!!!
Hiked out to Kamloops lake to do some burbot fishing last night …
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… not the best action we’ve ever had but we did manage a couple and lost a couple more over the course of a few hours. It gets cold in the wee hours so if you go bundle up!
For those that have asked, we are working on a “how to burbot” article so stay tuned! 😉
If the water wasn’t so dang cold I’d say snorkel and speargun!
Does anybody know what the roads and fishing would be like at North Barriere around this time of the year? I have heard there is a large variety of fish in there and some can grow quite large?
I have been Snowmobiling in the area and the North Barriere Lake Road is plowed as logging operations at 8km and 24 km. Watch out for logging trucks week days as many spots are narrow. You will find areas around 13km and 14km where locals fish-if the ice is on yet. I have not checked. Locals catch Rainbows, Lake Trout, Dolly Varden\ Bull trout and Burbout. I can find out this weekend and will update..JFM
Awful fishing at Edith today! 🙁 I was with a group of four and there were three others nearby I was talking with, between seven lines and all sorts and kinds of bait, hooks, jigs etc. Nothing! We seen a few swim by, but not one little nibble! Two guys left to go and try the other side of the lake, where there were more tents and came back a couple hours later saying that they didn’t even see one! Oh well…maybe better luck next time! (thanks jfm for the info)
anyone know if it is safe to fish by the island at red lake yet? i know someone cut a bunch of big holes in it in december. Thinking of trying there tomorrow.
Red Lake is safe to fish anywhere around the Island. Recent colder weather should make the ice conditions even better. There was some water on top of the ice in some spots that should be frozen solid now. Be careful around reedy areas. The reeds are rotting right now, causing some heating of the water around the reeds and less stable ice formation. Someone took a shortcut and fell through to their waist a few weeks ago.
excellent thanks for the advice, i sure wouldn’t want to fall in!!
anyone fish Stump Lake? im lookin for a place to catch some kokanee?
Don’t know about Stump but I heard there were a couple crazies on Monte yesterday but am skeptical that the ice is thick enough yet.
Anyone hit Red in the last couple of days? It was slow last week when I was there and has been for me almost all season but I might head there tomorrow anyway.
Red was pretty good good to me today. I caught a couple small brookies, then got a 2.5 pound bow and a nice keeper brookie. We talked to other people there and everyone seemed to be catching fish.
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Hey there, I live on the coast and trying to find a close lake to do some ice-fishing near Merrit. I don’t have a snow mobile so it has to be near a plowed road or on the hwy.
Thx for the help ;0)
This should this help you… http://www.gofishbc.com/where-to-fish/location-map.aspx?regionID=3
heading up to tunkwa for the weekend. i have read there website report but was just wondering if anyone has any other info on the fishing?
Pro-cured shrimp in 2-4 feet of water working the best. Tunkwa has been hit and miss with fish to 3lbs, neighboring Leighton has been doing better but smaller fish (mainly Blackwater with the odd Pennask) 1-2 lbs with an occasional bigger one. Fishing can be “on” and “off” with best times early a.m. and a 1 p.m. bite.
Slushy spots are now frozen over both lakes.
Is burbot fishing any good in the day ? Or should I just go ice fishing ? I just got back from Kamloops lake from 5-9:00 and it was beyond slow between 2 of us we only hooked into one but lost in in the rocks it was my first attempt at burbot so I’m guessing I just don’t know what I’m doing ?
Hey john, a buddy and i were out at kamloops lake the same night just at the second tunnel i suspect you guys were the ones at the first tunnel with the fire right? Haha we had pulled in one fish by the end pf the night and had another huge bite. Just courious as to what you were useing for gear and bait??
Yeah that was us ! We used trout rods with 1.5 ounce banana weight 4 foot leader to a salmon hook and we tried chicken gizzard and beef liver and the liver got the one bite. I’m gonna try again and I wanna try some new baits.
January is the only month to catch burbot through the daylight hours. However; I wouldnt expect it to be spectacular. Keep your activities to the dark hours, fish the first 9 days before the full moon. Then wait untill 9 days after the full moon to resume fishing. Use a three way swivel system with about 2 feet between your weight and the swivel. Then a piece about 8 inches off the side to your hook (use a 6/0 gamigatsu single) for the weight use a 4 oz bouncing betty( less likely to snag) pree tie golf ball sized roe bags ( best bait for cod other than the illegal stuff) don’t be scared to drag your gear in slowly across the bottom movement Realy helps.
Hey john another quick question did the burbot you guys cought have any size to it???
We’ve been catching burbot to 18 lbs this winter . These are not smart fish !! It’s more about timing and good bait than anything else.
Never did see it and I’ve never fought one before but it did feel pretty big it fought nothing like a salmon or trout and it didn’t want to run but it did get into some rocks not to far from shore and the line snapped while trying to get it out
i always wanted to try that! do you use cured roe ? im gonna go tomorrow night… what do you thing are best times to get one?
me and my buddies tryed last night got one squa and few bites between 6-12am was hoping for bit more actions… we tryed squid and roe
About 3″ of ice at Monte, Koke’s were biting decent. Suspended at 20-25 fow
Thanks for the info.
I’ll be heading out next Monday the 14th.
Is anyone using quads to get out on the ice?
Is anyone using quads to get out on the ice??
Lots of people on red lake use quads I always see tracks. fishing this morning at red was fantastic up until 10:30 only with worms
Is anyone selling an aluminum trailer 5’x8′ or does anyone know of who might be selling one?
Was out for a sled ride today into Scuitto and Campbell, lots of slush out there (ice was good last week). Just a heads up.
Is there an alternate entry to Campbell Lake? I know about the one thru Scuitto Lake but heard of an entrance opposite the campsite.
The access at Campbell across from the campsite is private. I do not recommend you trying that access point. The landowners stopped all public access from that side after far too many idiot incidents.
I heard from a very reliable source that access from the north side of the campground on Campbell Lake is possible. The guys simply leave their vehicle at the gate and walk down to the lake. Is this accurate??
its private ,, some people walk in , but i am sure the landowner may not like it ,,