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Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: Xgolfman on May 14, 2006, 10:26:42 PM

Title: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 14, 2006, 10:26:42 PM: Have heard so much about this lake, decided i had to give it a shot. Called up on Friday to ask about our memorial day weekend and it's booked too at tonkwa lake resort..I asked about this past weekend and the guy said it was open so up i went.
Left Sat. morning and got up there around 10:30 am, there was still snow on the ground from Friday...i was dumpfounded, i was wearing shorts thinking it was going to be a Kamloops golfing weekend kind of hot...big surprise there, luckily i brought longjohns for the waders. Sun was out and it warmed up some but was quite windy, I rented a boat the first day to check out the lake some...It's not small and a motor would be a nice thing to have there. Fish were jumping every where...It could really get to you after a while, especially when you get skunked the first day after 8 hours of trying everything and they are just skying all around you..some big fat boys too..
Swallowed my pride and spent a good half an hour talking to a few guys who did much better, Like 30 fish day.. :o turned out they were from Bellingham too and one was a member of the fly club I'm checking out, 4 corners fly club...they told me Tonkwa is a big time chironomd lake, especially this early, they also told me how to fish them properly...
Went out Sunday morning and worked it pretty good but again no love...decided i was fishing too shallow and moved off the sunken island into deeper water and fished the edges more, 5 hits, 3 landed...What a blast, they just go nuts, coming out of the water and dancing all around you, very good fighters for little guys...Kept them as proof to my wife that i can catch fish once in a while and also to show i was fishing on mothers day and not off running a stable full of foxy mamas...OK, in my dreams anyways...thank god for daughters and softball tournaments on mothers day weekends... ;)
Had a great time, RN came up too but got skunked as he wasn't listening to the FFG....got toasted by the sun today..came home looking like a raccoon...
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/golfman65/IMG_1476.jpg)
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Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: THE_ROE_SLINGER on May 14, 2006, 10:32:47 PM: Awsome fish thanks for the report
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Big Steel on May 14, 2006, 10:34:05 PM: Thanks for the report and nice job on those beauties!! ;) ;D
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 14, 2006, 10:41:14 PM: here's a shot of the chironomid i used, 14 rootbeer.
(http://www.fishingwithrod.com/albums/golfman65/IMG_1477.jpg)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Fish Assassin on May 14, 2006, 11:10:37 PM: Nice rainbows there Golfman
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Eightball on May 14, 2006, 11:50:16 PM: Nice looking fish. Have you tried Squalicum Lake this year?? Trips go in on May 14th. ::)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 15, 2006, 11:04:43 AM: Quote from: Eightball on May 14, 2006, 11:50:16 PM
Nice looking fish. Have you tried Squalicum Lake this year?? Trips go in on May 14th. ::)

No, but i keep meaning too..fish leechs and w.buggers just below the surface, lots of action for dry in evening too..
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: cohokid on May 15, 2006, 06:43:21 PM: hey golfman nice fish :o Thanks alot for that sinking line i picked it up 3 weeks ago and have gotten i few nice fish on it my self ::) works great....... i still owe u a double double ;D ;)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 16, 2006, 12:47:53 PM: Quote from: cohokid on May 15, 2006, 06:43:21 PM
hey golfman nice fish :o Thanks alot for that sinking line i picked it up 3 weeks ago and have gotten i few nice fish on it my self ::) works great....... i still owe u a double double ;D ;)

;)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: BigFisher on May 16, 2006, 01:58:56 PM: Stop taking our Canadian fish. keep to your own kind, bass hole. :)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: rob.l on May 17, 2006, 07:34:14 AM: Here is a pic of the fish I got off of shore at Tunkwa the weekend before.
Fishing should be good this weekend.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SQDdAoUV8gd4RP2!e*GR2yPFAcgzIo8j*Uu!7kGLPKgSQEoEKPj51hHK0b1084vNRIk81gEtr7vDFkdspYgGqBd7uuvAwRwKCUb2dDAE06xROZ3Wp1oBLw/DSCN26702.jpg)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 17, 2006, 11:23:10 AM: Quote from: BigFisher on May 16, 2006, 01:58:56 PM
Stop taking our Canadian fish. keep to your own kind, bass hole. :)

It's like your woman, they just like me :o...must be my shinning personality...by the way how'd the waders work out?
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: iblly on May 17, 2006, 03:41:09 PM: that must be one of jacks rootbeer chronimids!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 17, 2006, 06:26:30 PM: Quote from: rob.l on May 17, 2006, 07:34:14 AM
Here is a pic of the fish I got off of shore at Tunkwa the weekend before.
Fishing should be good this weekend.
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0SQDdAoUV8gd4RP2!e*GR2yPFAcgzIo8j*Uu!7kGLPKgSQEoEKPj51hHK0b1084vNRIk81gEtr7vDFkdspYgGqBd7uuvAwRwKCUb2dDAE06xROZ3Wp1oBLw/DSCN26702.jpg)

that's a nice fish, should be much better, it snowed last friday and there was still some on the ground when i got up there sat. morning.
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: Xgolfman on May 17, 2006, 06:29:07 PM: Quote from: iblly on May 17, 2006, 03:41:09 PM
that must be one of jacks rootbeer chronimids!!!!!!!!!!

i tied everything but brown or rootbeer..so yes it is ;)
Title: Re: Tunkwa-may 13-14th
Post by: pepsitrev on June 03, 2006, 05:34:29 PM: :o wow nice fish and a good lake that tunkwa is. have not been up there in 3 yrs so its about time i guess ::)