April 23/17 ICE OFF!!

The last of the ice is piling up on the north shore of Tunkwa as I type! Tunkwa will be iced off today. Lots of fish rolling around out there, with surface water temps are varying from 42 to 46F. The shallower you … Continue reading

April 21/17

Well it’s getting close!! Lots of open water now. If we had some wind today, the lake would’ve iced off! Chironomids are hatching steady, and fish can be seen rolling. Surface water temps range from 43-46F. Next post should be … Continue reading

April 19/17

The warm daytime temps with big winds have made a big difference on Tunkwa, lots more open areas, and the ice is starting to move around, piling up on the north shorelines. The bay in front of our campground is … Continue reading

April 17/17

Well the ice is still not off on Tunkwa!!! This past week saw most nights dip below freezing( Sun night was -7??) which sure doesn’t help. My guess of Tunkwa icing off on the 20th, might be a bit optimistic………… … Continue reading

April 10/17

Tunkwa area saw some nice warm days this past week, and a couple good windy days. Even some heavy rain the one day. Most nights are staying above freezing. All of this, really helps the ice off progression. The open … Continue reading

April 4/17

Not really much new to report here. We’ve had some nice sunny days up here, with the occasional day hitting the double digits, but most nights are dropping below freezing. Some snow came down on Sunday! The last couple nights … Continue reading

March 27/17

Pretty quiet up here, as we await ice off. Daytimes have been above freezing, with some decent winds, and nights are just dipping below freezing. We are seeing lots of snow melt, running into the lake. Our feeder creeks are … Continue reading

March 14/17

Wow, weather is just beautiful up here now!!! Plus 12, bright warm sun, and a good breeze. Lots of rain last night to…….. All good signs to help the start of spring up here. It’s that time of the year when … Continue reading

Feb. 26/17

Ice fishing was slow for the most part on Tunkwa this past weekend. The unsettled weather seemed to have the trout turned off a bit. Watching them on the Humminbird graph, you could see the trout coming in to look … Continue reading

Feb13/17

Turned out to be an incredible weekend up here at Tunkwa, once guests got through the traffic hold ups coming up the Coq hi-way. It ended up being beautiful up here, sunny and temps above freezing during the day. Mixed … Continue reading