Fishing has been very good, fish have been up shallow due to the  consistent nice weather. Usual patterns are working.

Some incredible weather bathed the Tunkwa area this past week, sunny warm days, with nice clear, cool nights. Fishing remained steady, with most hooking up. We had rainbow trout to 24" landed last week. Feeding fish are definitely shallow, in as little as 2' feet of water, or cruising on top of the wed beds. Fly anglers fishing floating lines seemed to fair the best, with K-Marts, dark coloured Micro leaches or Doc Spratleys producing best. Some success was reported fishing red or green bloodworm patterns, just off the weed beds, close to the softer bottom. Guests fishing worms reported mixed results, some getting into the trout but some not being able to get bit, despite fish  moving all around them. Trolling action picked back up Sunday afternoon, with some good catches coming off Gold or Copper blades, with a plain hook & worm run about 18" behind them. Weather forecast is looking great going into the Thanksgiving weekend, and some good fishing opportunities are still to be had this fall.

We've seen all extremes in weather up here at Tunkwa the past week! From 3" of wet snow, to some heavy rain, to unreal gale force winds and warm temps into the low 20's. Fishing pressure has remained relatively light, weather conditions have been keeping it this way. When the weather has co-operated, fishing has been OK. Rainbows are still feeding up relatively shallow, and black or maroon leaches are working well, as are PumkinHeads or K-mart specials. Worms under a float or tipped on a small gang troll or wedding band, has been working as well. We are starting to see trolled plugs like the HotShot or Kwikfish, producing as well. Weather up here now is very warm, and the week long forecast is looking the same, warm sunny fall weather is usually the key for some consistent fall action. Guest day tripping out to smaller, more protected lakes are having some success as well.
Salmon fishing on the nearby Thompson River is still producing Sockeyes, with lots of springs coming through right now, the Salmon season on the river is quickly coming to a close on the 30th of this month
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Fishing pressure has been quite light since the last report, mostly due to the inclimate and wet weather. Trout that are being caught seem to be up shallower, feeding on top, or along the weed bed edges. Leach patterns, or darker attractor patterns seem to be the best go-to for fly fishers. Worms set under a float in these same areas are producing. Some surface feeding can be observed during the calm warm evenings, with fish most likely feeding on the chironomids hatching. A few reports of some success fishing boatman patterns, a hatch/migration worth watching for at this time of the year. We still will be experiencing some of the best fishing of the year, that can last right up to ice up, but stable weather is the key to getting in on this fishing, try to watch for a couple stable days or some extended days of sunlight, the trout can sense winter is coming, and will go on the feed-bag during the fall and late fall periods.

A real change, for the better, in the weather as of yesterday afternoon, with  lots of sunshine, and warmer temps. This seemed to get the trout fired up and moving again, as they could be seen rising all over the lake. Guests reported fishing certainly picked up in the afternoon. The sun and warmth also brought about a good hatch of chironomids, mostly about size 14's, but the odd really big one in the mix. They were a pale grey or brown colour. With the clear nights, come cool nightime temps, and we should soon be noticing more 'boatman' activity on the water, due to this.