… Official flyguys.net Northern British Columbia, BC Interior, Kamloops Area Lakes & Rivers Ice Off 2017 Fishing Reports post!
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Historic (& Live for 2017) BC Interior Ice Off Chart
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Hey everyone, I know that ice out is a ways away yet………… but I was looking for information on ice out dates over the last 4-5 years for popular lakes in the Kamloops area if anyone has been keeping track it would be greatly appreciated. I live on the Island and I am trying to plan my annual trip in may. Any info is appreciated!
Thanks!
Hey Greg thanks for reminding me, one of our members (thanks Tom!) actually sent me a spread sheet containing ice off info over the last few years. He’s got some info going all the way back to 2009. I’ll try to get it out over the weekend … unless he beats me to it 😉
Awesome, Thanks Rob!
Hoping this works. If it does elevations are in Meters and more to come 🙂 …….
This is cool. Thanks for sharing. Have trouble believing some of the data though. 2012 for example Morgan ice-free 25 days BEFORE Six Mile??? Can’t see how this would happen.
hahaha damn I must be a bit dyslexic lol … should be 3.30 for Morgan not 3.03 … I’ll edit and repost when I get some time 🙂
Is there any chance you can email me the spreadsheet of this? Id love to add to it and keep a copy handy on my computer.
If so, my email is [email protected]
If not, no worries! Figured I’d ask.
Thanks
Trying to upload spreadsheet …
If it isn’t working on the site feel free to email. Thanks
any idea what happened to the ice off chart??? It seems to have disappeared…..
Ya it disappeared when my uploader plugin bit the dirt! Long story! But don’t despair cause I am just working out the details on how to post a chart at the top of this post which will show historic ice off dates PLUS be consistently updated with this years data as it comes in! I hope to have it going today. 🙂
Don’t know why but I couldn’t read the list above…too small. I’m wondering about the usual time ice-off occcurs on Lac Le Jeune?
First week of may on a typical year
Any winter kill out their yet? I know of one lake in cache creek that’s toast. Wondering about pass and Roche?
Unofficially, all testing so far has gone very well except for Tulip and Englishman. Heard through the grapevine that early tests on Roche were positive 🙂
Take this all with a grain of salt because it’s not a fool proof science, and by the looks of it Mother Nature is Bipolar this year and we still may have a ways to go 🙁
Hey flyguys
I’ve been tying up chronomids all winter waiting for the ice to come off, I am very interested in your screaming viking fly maybe a new tying video ? anyway awesome site keep it up
Hey coastlogger glad you are finding the site helpful! It’s been a busy hard water season but you’re right it’s time for more pattern posts & videos … I’ll try to make it happen. In the meantime here’s our patterns list … https://flyguys.net/fly-tying/bc-best-fly-patterns … with any related videos included in each post. 🙂
Hi Rob
Just watched your new video for the screaming viking. I’ll
Be tying some up tonight ! Thanks lot for that great video . Now we just need the ice to disappear so we can get out there!!
🙂
Where is the video?? checked all of the site for chironomid patterns, no where to be found…. a link would be appreciated, looks like an awesome fly!
Here’s a link to the article I just published on it … the video is embedded …
https://flyguys.net/fly-patterns/chironomids/screaming-viking-green-red-butt-chironomid-pupa-fly
… if you like the video give it a thumbs up and subscribe to the channel so you will be updated whenever a new video is posted 😉
Hi Rob,
Just now checked on this ice-off site. I have not been getting any new posts by email !
Don’t want to miss out on anything – please see that I am on the list – thanks
Tom
Hi Tom, and everyone else, there are a couple check boxes below the “post comments” button that you should select to ensure receiving notification of new posts and topics. Also, check your spam/junk folders as sometimes things are filtered there until you mark them as not junk. We’ve been having a few issues that we are trying hard to fix and I’m hoping this isn’t one of them so please give me some feedback here on this one. Thanks guys & gals! 🙂
Hi Back atcha,
It seems that making a comment AND checking the two comment boxes took me to the site that should allow me follow this thread. I will confirm that this works or not.
Tom
Just received coastlogger’s comment of 10 minutes ago in my email – so what I have done is definitely working for me – tyvm.
Right on Tom! 😀
Could someone please reply to this comment and try to up-load a small image … I’m trying to troubleshoot the failed image upload feature. Thank you …
I see your Ice-Off chart in ab email, but not on this site, Hmmmmm?
Having trouble with the image uploader so in the meantime here’s an embed from the FB page …….
Six Mile & Morgan … TODAY! Come On Ice Off!!!!!!!
Looking gooooood!!
If six & morgan that far gone Jocko just behind (or A head) lol
Jacko is almost always 2 weeks behind 6 Mile and Morgan.
Hey how u doing? I’m going to do a tour on Saturday I’ll call u and keep u up to date
I think that winter is here for a while yet, much more of a normal winter. Unless we get a really warm spell, I’m thinking that the last week of April for the higher lakes.
I agree that this will be more of a “normal” year. With that said, late April would be EARLY for many of the higher lakes in the region by normal standards. If I recall, historically lakes like Dairy, Norman, Gump, Big OK, Community, etc usually ice off well into May. If they are clear in April this year, that would be fantastic!!
Does anyone have experience when lakes in the 1300-1400m range generally hit ice-off? (I know it varies with size/wind exposure) I know a few people have been running spreadsheets over the years so maybe one of them can chime in. Thanks
Usually into may for sure, sometimes even mid to late may.
Average ice-off at that elevation would be early May. An extremely early ice-off would be April 15th and late would be after May 15th.
I usually come over from the island in the second week of May, looks like I wont be up until June with the ice reports, agghhhhhhhhh!!! Come on already!
Are you kidding? It will be just fine the second week of May for all but the highest elevation lakes around here. I think the lower mainlanders/islanders are under a bit of a misconception of how severe the winter was in the interior. On a later year such as this the second week of May should be primetime for lakes below 1200 m (4,000 ft) elevation.
Was just in the process of posting pretty much the same thing as Art as his post came in. We were spoiled with a couple back to back early ice offs, which I know makes it seem like we are sooooo far behind but in reality we’re pretty much just back to a normal season.
Hey guys, I was born and raised in Kamloops and I know this is a normal year. Just frustrated being stuck on the island and having to plan holidays early this year, not going to be able to hit a couple of my favorite lakes at higher elevation….
Cheers
Flying home today any good news yet?
Things are a bit backwards this year. Morgan should be ice free by the middle of next week and 6 mile will be behind by a week as it looks right now. As it stands Jacko and stump should be off by Easter break. Red is usually off just slightly ahead of Edith and I think they’ll be close to off near the 3 week of April. Roche area just after that. Just a rough estimate of course. Heavy winds can drive 2 feet of ice off fairly fast.
Anyone out there have any reports on the current ice status of White Lake??
Any info would be most appreciated.
Cheers,
DC
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Ok. Great. Thanks Christian!!
Considering its 600m elevation with white only being 470m you would think its in slightly better shape.
Whats the good word on Nicola Lake? Is it ice off and what is the fishing like there? Always just drive by on my way to Plateau, Peter hope, and Stump. Being a fair sized lake, where would i start on a body of water like that?
My friend just came back from his cabin at Nicola. He says that it’s iced over everywhere except inflows and the ice is fairly thick still over most of the lake.
Happy dance! 😀 😀 😀