Spring is here and it’s time to put the ice fishing rods away and pull out the fly fishing gear! The BC Interior lakes start to become ice free by the 3rd week of March in the lower evaluation areas and can sometimes take until mid-may in the higher altitudes. Fishing right after ice off can be one of the most productive times in the year. Due to the water still being too … [Read more...]
Early Spring Kokanee Tactics
The ice fishing season is coming to an end and for most of us Kokanee fanatics we are itching to get the boat out onto the water to chase down some chrome beauties! For me the Kokanee season starts a couple weeks before open water. I tie up new Kokanee lures, re-spool my fishing reels with fresh monofilament and stock up on scents and white shoepeg corn for bait. Kokanee … [Read more...]
Techniques to Improve a Slow Bite When Ice Fishing Kokanee
Ice fishing for Kokanee is a really fun and an effective way to catch these silver chrome bullets. However, as many Kokanee ice anglers have come to learn, ice fishing Kokanee we can experience days with fast and furious action to very slow day of fishing. Let’s face it, these moody fish can be extra fickle in their selection of your presentation, which makes them a challenge … [Read more...]
Basic Tactics for Ice Fishing Rainbow Trout
When the snow and temperatures start to fall some angler’s fishing season comes to an end, but for many others the hard water fishing seasons is just starting! For most Interior lakes in Western Canada the ice fishing season starts in later December as the colder weather brings over 6 inches of hard ice. The beginning of the season offers some of the best Rainbow Trout … [Read more...]
Upcoming Jan 6th 2018 Learn to Ice Fish Event – Central Okanagan
Residents of the Central Okanagan are getting the chance to ice fish despite the warmer weather. Kids will be dipping their rods into the frozen waters of Beaver Lake for the fifth annual Learn to Ice Fish event, held on the outskirts of Lake Country, Jan. 6. This event is presented by BC Fishn, Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC, the Ministry and local BC … [Read more...]
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