We have had some incredible weather up here the past couple days, summer is finally here! Fishing success has picked back up again, with lots of happy anglers. Once again, trolling or drifitng, covering water is the best tactic, with brighter attractor pattern flies(the flashier the better!) or HotShots, Kwikfish lures all producing. Trolling along the deeper weed edges seems to be key. Worms fished suspended, under a float, are producing very well(we have a good worm supply now). We have had some bigger fish landed by guests the past couple of days, and more than one tale of big fish getting away!
Out on the boat docks this monring, we observed the lake surface covered in chronomid shucks, in all sizes including many of the huge bomber sizes. We have a couple cabins become available for the July 17/18 weekend, give us a call if you would like help planning a Tunkwa fishing get-away.

Some unsettled weather passing through the area seemed to have slowed the fishing down, or perhaps the fish are simply gorged after a good 2 week tear of feeding heavily. Fish being cleaned are mostly filled with scuds, but the occasional one was stuffed with chironomids. Hatches have been light coming off the lake. The usual attractor patterns have been catching fish, as have the standard lures trolled(see previous reports). Some chironie action on brown coloured larger, almost bomber sized flies have been reported.  Many fish are being marked on fish finders/graphs in the bottom 3' of water over the deeper areas of the lake. Some of our younger guests fishing off our dock did pretty good, landing some nice sized and good numbers of rainbows, using a worm under a float.Weather is now stable and beautiful, and should get the fish going again.

Fishing is still very good even with the mixed weather yesterday of rain showers and cloudy conditions with some sunny breaks. A small high pressure system should be filling in today so some wind will acompany the partly cloudy skies for improving weather pattern for Friday and Saturday.  Flat fish in black and green are producing fish trolled just under the surface. Worms drift fished under a bobber are catching fish, everyone is getting into fish from 1 to 3 pounds, the fly fishers have been doing well on scuds under an indicator or useing a ghost tip close to the weed beds. Chironomid hatches have been light the past two days along with mayflies and cinamon caddis, the warming trend should enhance stronger hatches around the lake's shallower spots.

Fishing continued to be quite good, with everyone catching trout. Many comments on lost fish due to a strong fight, was heard in the store this past weekend. Again, trolling or wind drifting, is producing best, but the past couple days anglers anchored and set up chironomid fishing are getting them as well. Chironie hatches in larger sizes in reddish browns have been coming off, but reports of chironomids in all colours are being observed on the lake. We have had cinnamon caddis starting to come off as well, providing some opportunities for surface/dry fly action.  Pumkinheads flies continue to be the 'hot' fly, but 'Sedge Pupa' patterns, damsels nymph patterns, olive K-Marts and black Spratleys have been catching lots of fish as well. Trollers pulling Kwikfish, or Hot Shots in darker or frog colours have been enjoying success. Gang trolls or wedding bands tipped with worms have been working as well.

Fishing has been very good the past few days, a few thunderstorms moved in and out of the area and fishing in between them has been very productive. Fish have been taking hot shots, kwik fish, worms on a bobber, flies trolled are doing well, wolly buggers, and pumkinheads. Chironomid hatches are spoty, flyfishers using small green chironomids fished close to the bottom. Fish are feeding on scuds, leeches and chironomids. Gang trollers are doing well using hot shots and worms. Getting the bigger Kamloops trout is proving a challenge for anglers, fish to four pounds are being caught but the larger ones break off leaders of  6lb or less, using a stonger than 6lb leader the bigger trout get leader shy or spooked. Reports of fantastic fights and arial jumps are making for some fun fishing!