Mixed reports coming in from guests ice fishing, some really struggled, while others who moved around on the lakes did pretty good, with some nice sized rainbows coming through the ice. Constant strong winds last week made staying on the ice a challenge for all who ventured out.
Tunkwa produced bigger fish this weekend, and steadier action then Leighton, but that changes almost daily. Krill or shrimp chunks were the best bait, whether fished static below the hole or jigged under an attractor spoon. Tunkwa had a pretty good morning bite today, but slowed down by 10am.
Weather is quite mild again, with daytime temps above freezing, and nights just dipping below the freezing mark.
There is approx. 20" of ice on Tunkwa.

Reports from guests, this past weekend, indicates fishing was fair to very good, depending on where you were...... Had to be on the fish when they got active! One group of guests did very well fishing Tunkwa, landing rainbows to over 5 lbs, using krill as bait. Leighton continued to produce trout in spots, but not as big as some of the ones showing up in Tunkwa.
I got on Leighton for a couple hours yesterday and experienced a really hot bite in the morning, fishing in about 14' of water,  about 5' off the bottom. Trout reacted to an aggressive jigged spoon, and seemed to prefer a small chunk of worm, over the shrimp, just tipping my small jig. The bite shut down quick, even though we could see the fish on our graphs coming up to look, but just could not be enticed to bite. Drilled a few quick holes in Tunkwa on the way back up, and quickly fished a large Williams Whitefish spoon briefly, and watched rainbows on the graph streak up to look but not hit the giant spoon. Lots of ice up here, and the big snowfalls missed us, weather conditions are back milder again, making it a great time to get out there and try some ice fishing!

Winter has finally made it's way to the Tunkwa area. A bit of snow down around the resort, but lots more once you head a bit higher in elevation(good sledding finally!). Temps are cold right now, but it has been calm and sunny, actually very nice to be out, when your dreesed properly. Mixed fishing reports from guests this past weekend, with some doing OK and other having a bit of a harder time. From the sounds of it, you had to be on top of the fish, as they weren't moving around too much. Best baits were cooked shrimp, and the use of a "glow in the dark" jig head, seemed to be key for action. Rainbow trout to 19" were landed, and a few tales of bigger ones lost coming up the holes were heard.

Ice fishing pressure has been light since the new year. There is plenty of good safe ice, at almost 15" thick! There is no snow cover on top, and it is very slick moving about, the melt/freeze cycles are keeping it this way. Fishing seems to be hit or miss, with the rainbows turning on as quick as they shut down or move along. Shallow water seems to be best, and the usual baits are producing, moving around often, is key if your not on active fish. We did have a few guests hook into big rainbows while ice fishing Tunkwa, and  they could not get them up through the ice, sounds like some of the fish we were seeing hooked this summer. It's been very sunny, and temps have been on the warmer side, making it nice to be outside and on the ice. Bring your skates and cover lots of the lake on them, it's like one giant skating rink right now!
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Thanks to the Klohn family for this great fishing report and picts,


"As always, the whole group had an excellent time and we'll all be back again next year for our annual trip.  The fishing was fantastic for everyone and we had fast action in the late morning and evening down at Leighton Lake.  All of our fish were caught in water 2-6 feet deep with a silver and pink spoon tied about a foot above a pink jig head with a chunk of worm on the end.  Our son Davis just turned five and was able to watch the fish take his bait, set the hook and pull them through the ice without any help from us.  All of us could sight fish through the hole and watch the rainbows grab the jig, which was exciting for everyone."