Wow, a windy weekend up here, but at least no rain, and just a bit of snow. Conditions didn't keep anglers off the ice on Tunkwa though, lots of anglers out enjoying some good fishing. Before the system blew in Saturday afternoon, the rainbows were on the feed, and super aggressive. Some fast action, with better then average sized trout being caught. Even I had my own 'big one that got away' story, with a monster of a trout putting up a great fight, then trying to get up the hole, it bent the heavy jig out, letting the monster slip back into Tunkwa. Guests that could stand the wind, were into fish, some into good numbers, and good sized fish. Fishing less then 10' deep is key now, as oxygen levels start to drop, the trout will stay in the zone with better O2. Fish couple of hours then the last hour are prime time to be fishing. Ice is a good 20 - 24" thick!From what we where hearing from guests, Tunkwa probably fished the best since December and early ice. Small Cooked or raw shrimp pieces were the best producer, again fished under the "Tunkwa rig"(big steelhead spoon with a medium sized glow jig dropper), but action was also reported by folks just dead-sticking a piece of bait on a plain old hook. Today, with calmer, sunny conditions, the trout were back on the feed bag and the anglers out there all came back with big smiles after the morning fish. Throat pump samples showed the fish are feeding heavily on blood worms, with the odd scud in the mix. Leighton produced as well, but not near the size of fish as Tunkwa.
There's still some great ice fishing opportunities to be had, come on up and enjoy the sunshine!
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Topic: Tunkwa Lake ice fishing report, February 17th 2014 (Read 3581 times)