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Fishing in British Columbia => Fly Fishing Cafe => Topic started by: fishingbuddha on October 08, 2005, 09:12:30 PM

Title: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 08, 2005, 09:12:30 PM

does anyone know if the fishing has historically been ok on stoney lake (douglas lake ranch) in the first week of june. i am planning a fishing tourney and have picked this place for this years venue. just wanted to know if anyone who fishes this lake can help me out before i book this somewhat expense trip.

thanks

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: newsman on October 10, 2005, 01:07:48 PM

Good time to go, but expect slow fishing. You can fish hard for days without a hit on those lakes. Do some research there are other lakes around (that won't cost $100 plus a day to fish) with 20lb plus Bows. The ones I know of are Turnip, and Rudick's Dam outside Lytton and Pondera in northern Idaho.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 10, 2005, 09:35:47 PM

thanks for the info.
i will have to check out those lakes.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 10, 2005, 09:41:51 PM

newsman...i tried to find turnip lake and rudick's dam lake information and couldn't find anything. are both lakes in bc by lytton. could you give me some more information on where these lakes are or how i can obtain some info. thanks.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: BwiBwi on October 11, 2005, 02:14:28 AM

Turnip lake GPS coordinates 121° 36' 18" W  50° 27' 13" N
It's to the north of Lytton.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: DragonSpeed on October 11, 2005, 10:09:17 AM

And you can find it via FishWizard

http://maps.gov.bc.ca/imf406/imf.jsp?site=libc_awiz

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 12, 2005, 09:44:28 PM

thanks for the information guys.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 12, 2005, 09:58:42 PM

found turnip lake on fish wizard. do you guys know if the road is 4x4 only and if there are any campsites on the lake?

thanks.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: newsman on October 12, 2005, 10:39:29 PM

Closest campsite is the forestery site a Botanie Lake. As for the road a truck will do it.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: sliverbullet on October 13, 2005, 12:37:01 PM

i searched it up on google earth that must be a really slow fished lake

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: DragonSpeed on October 13, 2005, 03:20:40 PM

Why do you say that?

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: sliverbullet on October 13, 2005, 03:33:52 PM

its in the middle of nowhere  ???

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: newsman on October 13, 2005, 09:57:25 PM

No it is not in the middle of nowhere, just bypassed. Another lake has come back to mind Blue Earth. I have seen some spring sized bows come out of there too.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 13, 2005, 11:23:09 PM

other lakes where big fish have been caught include, kidd lake in merritt and ballon lake by 150 mile house.

thought i'd better give instead of just taking.

thanks for the tips. will definately check them out.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: BwiBwi on October 14, 2005, 03:44:40 AM

Clearwater lake close to Williams lake is good too. Used to fished there a few years back.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: fishingbuddha on October 16, 2005, 12:15:40 AM

stilll not sure where i will take my buddies fishing. stoney ended up being way too costly. i don't want to travel very far (5-6 hrs max) but there are a few of us and we need a place where we can camp or rent cabins. previous tournaments have been held at badger lake (lots of fish caught but not larger than 3 lbs), tunkwa lake (can be moody), fawn lake (great place but the cabins are booked the weekend we are going).

if any of you out there have any suggestions on a good place to go fishing with a large group of guys let me know.

currently thinking about knouff lake resort, watch lake, harmon lake, plateau lake.

intereted if anyone has fished gordon lake by merritt or if there is a larger camping spot on gwen lake by merritt, if there are any cabins to rent on peterhope lake, and if there is a resort on harmon lake.
thanks.

Title: Re: stoney lake
Post by: newsman on October 16, 2005, 03:21:06 PM

That realy narrows the field. There is an old saying when the road goes in the fishing starts going down hill, it gets worse when the camp grounds go in, and you packup when the when the cabins go up. At the other end of the scale has to do with pavement. I have had some of my best fishing when I drove there on pavement.