Tunkwa ICE is UNSAFE A couple of holes were drilled in the ice this morning. First 2 inches was solid ice, below that the water has saturated the ice filling the hole with water. We’d highly recommend staying off the … Continue reading
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Some beautiful daytime weather up here, lots of sun and warmth. Bring your sunscreen!!! Nightime temps are staying below freezing keeping ice conditions OK. Ice varies in thickness but is 15 plus inches in most spots. Inlet and outlet areas … Continue reading
Beautiful spring like conditions up here at Tunkwa, with the day time temps hitting plus 7 or so in the bright sun! Bring your sunscreen!!! Nights are staying below freezing and keeping the lake ice solid and SAFE. The ice … Continue reading
Some unreal mild temperatures in the area, have created conditions typically seen in late March or early April! All of our snow has melted, and we’ve seen some incredible run off happening over a really short period of time. The … Continue reading
Ice is safe! Lots of inquiries about the ice conditions with all the milder temps this winter. Tunkwa/Leighton still has plenty of safe ice, with thickness varying from 16 -18″. Right now the surface is very slick, with water pooling … Continue reading
Ice fishing was very good this past weekend, with some really intense flurries of action on Saturday morning. The trout wanted worms fished under an aggressively jigged spoon, our ‘Tunkwa rigs’ proved to be very effective on them. The change … Continue reading
Tunkwa continues to fish through the ice very well, with lots of rainbow trout being caught.Varied locations are producing, but most not far from weed edges. Trout to over 4 lbs were landed. Shrimp, krill or worms continue to be … Continue reading
Busy weekend on Tunkwa, but reports coming in from most ice fishermen, was positive, with some nice trout coming up through the ice. Finding weed-lines, away from surface activity is key. Trout to 3.5lbs were landed by guests. Some more … Continue reading
Another successful hunting season has come and gone, with a couple more whitetail bucks coming in since the last report. Very few hunters out for the end of the season. Lots of rabbits around this year, plus the ever present … Continue reading
The mule deer rut has pretty well finished off, with very few bucks being observed pursuing does. They have started to migrate to there local wintering areas, and can be observed in big numbers there. As usual, once the muley … Continue reading