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dan-o

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roche lake ice off?
« on: April 13, 2011, 04:23:50 PM »
anyone been up that way? hoping to fish the area at the end of the week.
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canso

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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #1 on: April 13, 2011, 06:19:03 PM »
with this cold weather, you will be lucky to see water before May.

check the Tunkwa site for an idea, it is lower and ice free before Roche.
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fishnjim

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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #2 on: April 13, 2011, 06:57:23 PM »
canso is right.  we are getting snow above 1200 meters everyday for the last few weeks.  still winter here in merritt area.  rain is supposed to start soon....waiting?

i too am anxious!

low elevation may 1st...rest probably week or two later.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #3 on: April 13, 2011, 10:32:44 PM »
at roche you never really know, i know in the summer i was out there and it was only 4 degrees, and the wind was cold.
im just hoping its ice free for easter weekend as were going with some friends for about a week.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2011, 12:20:52 AM »
Roche is still solid,take a look at the roche lake resort website they have a picture up from april 11,i dont think it will be ready for the may 1 opening,the lake sits at over 3700 ft elevation.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2011, 05:22:00 AM »
fresh snow helmer last night.  below freezing temperatures again last night.  i hope spring break up starts soon.

wind and rain can take the ice off quick.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2011, 09:02:40 AM »
I follow the interior lakes ice-offs closely. Roche will ice off in early May this year barring any extremely hot windy weather. You wont be fishing it by Easter. I am planning my Easter trip to White Lake in Salmon Arm, but may consider something closer to Kamloops weather and ice dependant.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2011, 10:49:29 AM »
Yup. A better question is if Roche will be off by Victoria Day.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2011, 02:48:53 PM »
im counting on it.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2011, 09:57:56 PM »
Is there a web site that you can check for ice off conditions? I know tunkwa lake has a web cam, but are there any other camera's out there?
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #10 on: April 18, 2011, 03:18:16 PM »
got some info on roche today ..ice is only a few feet off the shore...sux .any1 now how fast it goes once it starts?? when ever im ready to fish mother nature allways tries to stop me...my wife and her must be friends,i think
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #11 on: April 18, 2011, 03:22:58 PM »
http://www.rochelake.com/index.html

They post a picture of the day. Last photo was taken two days ago. From the looks of it I would say its not even close. Atleast a couple weeks.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #12 on: April 18, 2011, 04:05:51 PM »
Quote from: DAWGMAN on April 15, 2011, 09:57:56 PM
Is there a web site that you can check for ice off conditions? I know tunkwa lake has a web cam, but are there any other camera's out there?

http://www.beddowtree.com/sheridan/lake.htm

I was up by Canim a week ago ice fishing. Even Canim had ice on it.
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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #13 on: April 18, 2011, 04:54:03 PM »
its going to be a late start this year.  today we just had 4 inches of snow in most places on the pine plateaus.  8 inches in the subalpine spruce areas.  a bit of water showing along the shore of courtney lake near aspen grove.

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Re: roche lake ice off?
« Reply #14 on: April 19, 2011, 03:32:27 PM »
ya our trip for this weekend to roche was canceled cus of you guys and mother nature  ::) thanks
instead were going to the vedder tommorow till monday or tuesday
and im not trying to jack the thread
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gone to the dark side, poor levelwind probly never going to see the water again.