- flyguys.net Official 2011 Kamloops Area Lakes Ice Off Report
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I’m leaving Nanaimo and heading to Knouff lake in 3 weeks and starting to wonder if I should rebook my cabin, sounds like you guys and having a long winter up there. Has anyone heard if the ice is off Knouff yet? If so is there any fishing reports coming out aswell? Cheers
Hey Salt,
I’m guessing Knouff should be just off or happening as we speak. I don’t know how the fishing will be, but my guess is that you will be after turnover and the bugs should be going well by that time. It’s been a slightly later winter than normal, but not absurdly late by any means. I think you timing will be good and the nearbly lakes (Badger, Community, Heffley) should be about the same.
Have fun and good luck!
Ben
Thats what I wanted to hear, thanks Ben. Knouff will be more of a base camp for me anyways, i’ve fished it a few times and done alright, but not great. What i’ve seen from google earth and reports, community lake looks really interesting to me.
Hello, I heard a nasty rumor that bullman and hosli were showing signs of being winterkiled. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Also I fished Pass yesterday with moderate success, lots of clumps of weeds on the surface, seems to early to be turning but it looks like it might be starting.
Hey Randy I have not heard those rumors yet … hopefully that’s all they are. As for Pass the surface water temp when I fished it Friday was 46. As I mentioned in the reports post I thought at this rate it could start or be into turning by mid next week … sounds like the window may be smaller than we thought! 🙁
Hi Randy,
I have not heard those reports, and cannot outright deny this. I have actually heard of a (at least partial) kill on Bulman quite a few years back, but could never confirm it from a reputable source. It would surprise me somewhat, however, as both lakes have a good amount of some very deep water, and neither are vegetation-laden, highly eutrpohic lakes which are what your typical winter-kill candidates usually are (with exception of some very shallow lakes like Six Mile (Pat) and Beaton for example). Further, it has not been an exceptionally long winter (not that that’s the only factor). It will be interesting to hear if either of those lakes gets confirmed to have lost fish.
Ben
I fished hosli on may11. Fished really good. no signs of winter kill at all. I drove uo to Dairy Lake on May 15. Ice was still on but would be off any day. Duffy was ice free and fished good on tiny chroni’s
Hey,
I was wondering if anybody knows what going on at Kane Valley at the moment? I was thinking about heading out there this coming week. Any info would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
My buddy and I were in the Kane Valley Friday May 7th. Chicken Ranch had about a football field size area of ice at the north end, all four Kane Lakes were ice off or had small strips of ice along the side away from the road where the trees shaded the water, Harmon was still about 70% iced with really rotten ic(should be off by today) and Englishman was ice off.
does anyone know if red lake has opened yet?
Reds been ice off foe about a week now 🙂
ohhhhhhh yaaaaaa thanks rob buddy thats where ill be at. Hey Ryan hows work LOL. Ill be at the lake
I was told that Badger was 50% open as of yesterday; should be all gone by today! I would imagine that the same would be true for Knouff and Community is probably still a week away.
Good to hear about Red lake. Any predictions on it’s turn over. I’ll be there for three days starting on the 16th.
lake was pretty clean i could see about 8 feet deep today and i was in a float tube, but the fishing was quite slow compared to ice off last year
Thanks for the report Mike. Seems like it should be better fishing. Hope your next outing is lights out.
Any thoughts on lakes open on the north side of Kamloops?
Pass, Red, Hefley, Knouff, Community, Badger, Spoony, Minnie, Forest …….
Heffley has been open for 2 weeks now
Forest even longer
Great site! I am heading to knouff for the long weekend and am really hoping someone can tell me turnover has already passed… Thanks!
Anyone been up to check Frisken lately? Wondering if it’s close to being off and if there is a possible kill?
How is Roche looking? In turn over yet??
Roche is already coming out of its turn and fishing better every day. And … I just heard a rumour that an 11 pounder was caught there! 😯 Will update as the details come in.
Thanks a bunch
Does anyone Know if Peterhope, Plateau, or stake lakes are ice off yet. Heading out on Sunday morning and would like to check out one of these.
Spoke with a fellow that was camped at Peterhope & he said it was ice off & fishing well.
Thanks Rob. What is the Ice off level right now. I would really like to check out Stake lake @4300′ elev. It could be lights out.
I know some 4000 ish foot lakes that are ice free so if Stakes not it should be soon. Hopefully someone on here will be able to update us soon.
Thanks Rob, Hope someone can come through with something today. Has Red been fishing well?
Drove past Stake on Sunday (on the way home from Tunkwa) and Stake still had ice on but was coming off quick. S/b off completely soon.
Anyone in the Summerland area know if Darke Lake is iced off yet??
anyone know if ice is off williston ??????
Any one fished Bullman lake yet?
Curious on surrey lake, ice should be off by Thursday, does any one got info on the place Its my first time. Not sure what to use. Thanks <*(((((((<
We went to Surrey first week of July last year. Caught lots trolling different versions of black leeches and a pumpkinhead, but we also tried trolling other things:-). Cream mayfly nymph worked a couple of times as well. We liked the lake….good luck! 🙂
Avid, drove by Surrey this morning and it is totally ice off. You should be good to go this weekend.
Anyone know about the Rocky Mountain area ice off?
Whitetail Deer lake area specifically.