Reel Adventures Fishing Charters

> >

>
June 27, 2008

Kootenay Lake:

Well, it's been great!! Our favourite months of May and June have produced a lot of fish.

We've been catching Rainbows consistantly in the 6 Lb - 12 Lb range, and the odd Rainbow up to 18 Lbs. Also, Dollies have been feeding very aggressively. They are ranging anywhere from 5 - 15 Lbs.

Last weekend we had a group of guys on the houseboat and did very well with the fish. We managed to land 9 fish on the Saturday, with a 13 Lb Rainbow being the biggest. All of the other fish were between 5 Lbs - 8Lbs. Pretty good day for the end of June.
And it was a good thing that we caught so many fish on Saturday because a storm rolled in on Saturday evening and the fish shut down on Sunday. We did still manage to catch a few, but not the numbers we were looking for. Oh well, it was a great weekend and everyone went home happy.

As the hotter weather approaches, we will start seeing the fish heading to deeper waters. That's ok because we can still catch them. Just have to change out techniques a bit.
Also, Kokanee fishing is great on the main lake. So, we have a lot of options still.

We're still waiting for the first tagged fish to be caught. We've been running a fish tagging program lately. We've been catching and tagging some Rainbow Trout before releasing them. If anybody catches a tagged fish, please report it to the Ministry of Environment. It is very important to our research. There is a phone number printed on the tag and also, some have a reward of $100 printed on them. You can still release the fish if you prefer. All we ask is that you clip the tag off the fish and report it. This is very important to the future of our fishery.

Columbia River:

Rainbows up to 10 Lbs have been caught. Using mostly spinners or jigs tipped with worms. However, fly fishing is getting better and better also. With the warmer weather, hatches are happening. We've had mayflies and the caddis are showing up too. So, floating lines will be working. Also still throwing a sinking fly line with stoneflies and wooly buggers at them once in a while.

Barkley Sound (Salmon Fishing):

Almost time to head out again for another Great Salmon Season !!! With the new boat, we look forward to hitting some newer waters. Inside or Outside. 5 miles out or 25 miles out. It won't matter this year. We are completely set up for it.
With the 2008 Yamaha outboards to get us to the fishing holes and the latest electronics and Radar, the fish won't stand a chance.

Chinook, Coho, Halibut, Ling Cod, Rockfish, you name it, we will be catching a bit of everything. Hopefully a repeat of last year. Still have a couple of days open in August if anyone is interested. We will keep you posted.

Anyone wishing to be added to our mailing list, please send us an e-mail. Put add to mailing list in subject line.