Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishgutz63 on July 14, 2010, 06:29:56 PM
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heading up to merritt n kamloops area in 2 weeks just wanted to know if there are any lakes that will be producing and worth trying never fly fished these areas before so any tips and advice would be much appreciated. thanx
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There are thousands of lakes in that area and many would be worth trying. As just an example, you could keep an eye on the fishing reports that are posted every few days at the Tunkwa Lake Resort website. Lots of good info there. You may even get a FWR member here give you a tip on their favourite lake for that time of year. You may have to give some more info on what type of vehicle you have, what type of fishing gear you favour, etc. Stay tuned and Good Luck.!
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If you have the budget for a pay lake try out batstone at 71/2 diamond ranch outside of merrit. fly fishing and catch and release only with a lot of really big lunkers hanging around. Gwen lake outside of merrit is free and has a lot of nice fish, but a little more reluctant to come to the fly.
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Tunkwa and Leighton Lakes are pretty good bets for the end of July and early August. If you don't have a boat, Tunkwa Lake Resort offers boat rental. You need to get some large chironomid patterns for the bomber hatches. These don't have to be fished with a fly rod, you can use them under a float with a spinning rod.
Here are some video clips from our trip in early August a few years ago.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JE4VGqmmQnA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm5GrAtbrTM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hbv76umhuWE
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just a heads up that Gwen is technically free. The First Nations in the area own the land and have a $10/night charge all though i havent run into anyone thats actually had to pay it yet LOL but have cash on you just incase ;)
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thanx for your replies guys hope yall have a great n safe summer. cheers 8)