The snow on the ice last weekend has melted and is frozen along with the water that was on the existing ice thickening up the ice to 5 3/4 inches 100 feet off the resorts shoreline.. The last few days and nights with above freezing temps has created a very smooth surface, it’s like an ice rink throughout the lake. There is a trace of snow on the ice. With lack of snow in the forecast the ice will be very slippery, below freezing temps will thicken the ice with the lack of snow on it.
The lake iced over Nov. 18th, we currently have 3 inches of ice 30 feet off the resorts shoreline. There is around 3-4 inches of wet snow on the ice with a couple inches of water between the snow and … Continue reading
Water temps have been below 50F for a few weeks now. Fish were not showing themselves very much until a few days ago during the afternoons and evenings. Immature damsels, leeches in a number of colors, blobs, Prince Nymphs, water … Continue reading
Some fish have moved back into the deeper waters of the lake after a few days of not being there. Warm temps to 30 during the day and down to 5 at night the past 4 to 5 days with … Continue reading
Unstable weather patterns the past week slowed down chironomid hatches over the deeper water along with shallower areas, some fish moved to shallower water and were a bit cooperative on various patterns during some parts of the day, tight lipped … Continue reading
Fishing has been fair the past few weeks. Weather is finally slowly warming up, surface temps hovering around 60F which is just enough to start some damsel hatches which is almost a month behind schedule in this unusual cooler start … Continue reading
The cold May and 1st few days of June are behind us, water temps got up to 56 10 days ago and did drop to 49 less than a week ago and now sits at 54. Warmer temperatures will raise … Continue reading
Fishing continues to be good the past week and continues with the unstable weather over the Victoria Long Weekend. We woke up to snow in the hills and a strong Northwesterly wind with the odd shower. Lows will be dropping … Continue reading
Spring has seen a gradual warming of the water, surface temps hit 50 yesterday afternoon. Mid to low 40’s the past few weeks. Good chironomid hatches have been seen. mainly 16’s, some 14’s and yesterday 12’s were coming off. Fish … Continue reading
Beautiful sunny and warm temps up to 17 Deg. with calm to light breeze this weekend, water temps 43 Deg. in the mornings up to 45 during the day. Over a week of strong winds and cool temperatures right at … Continue reading
Tunkwa Lake iced off Tuesday late afternoon, high winds pushed the ice to the North shore line. Cool temps and moderate winds out of the North will have conditions chilly out there.
Tunkwa is showing open water in our campground bay, be a week before it ices off unless tomorrows forecast of windy (42km gusts) weather and warm temps blow it to the North shoreline. It was above freezing last night and … Continue reading