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[fishgutz63]

heading up to canim lake thursday just wondering if anyone has been up there at this time of year fishing in the past,wil be taking fly gear just wanted to know what flies will work on this water at this time of year.thanxs.

[Damien]

Bring medium rod, tie on a flatfish and troll slow along drop offs and creek mouths ....

Monster lakers can be had if the bows aren't active.

Or of course a medium sink with a streamer or bucktail type of of pattern for the big lakers as well.

[Bassonator]

If you have time Howard lake is also an option its close to Canim.

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/cariboo/scariboo/howard.htm

[Bently]

If you have time Howard lake is also an option its close to Canim.

http://www.bcadventure.com/adventure/explore/cariboo/scariboo/howard.htm

I second this option. I spent 2 weeks at Howard this summer. Tons of fish. Brass bead-headed woolybuggers and leeches in both green and purple worked very well. Don't know too much about the fall fishing there but if mid summer hot weather was good, I would think now is even better.

[cohojoe]

I vote for Howard also.   Big fishes lurk in the channel between the two lake sections.    Look at a chart and you will see the drop off just before the far lake section.     I watched some local folks  troll deep a super sized blackish  bunny leech.    Ka bamm.    I was so impressed.    they were howling too.    I  hooked some and they got off ?     Maybe next time.    Watch the road in.    There are about 11  small  washout creek cuts  in the road to allow for excess run off. 

[Bently]

I vote for Howard also.   Big fishes lurk in the channel between the two lake sections.    Look at a chart and you will see the drop off just before the far lake section.     I watched some local folks  troll deep a super sized blackish  bunny leech.    Ka bamm.    I was so impressed.    they were howling too.    I  hooked some and they got off ?     Maybe next time.    Watch the road in.    There are about 11  small  washout creek cuts  in the road to allow for excess run off.  

I pulled a couple 5 lbers out this year but nothing bigger than that.Those big fish your talking about are few and far between now, but lots in the 2 to 3 lb range. The lake suffered extreme winter kill for a few years , but seems to be making a great comeback. I consider the far west end {past the Island } basically a desert, compared to the rest of the lake. I have caught fish to 7 lbs { all on the fly} in all areas of this lake over the past few years, and will continue to make it a plan for some of my holidays. Nice scenery, and the biggest resident Golden Eagle I've ever seen. People call him "Howie"......go figure   By the way, the road was in great shape, and the small washout creek cuts aren't bad, just necessary. You can still make it in with any RV, no problem at all.

[fishgutz63]

hey guys,many thanxs for your very informative replies ,will be checking out both lakes hopefuly the weather will hold up and the fish are byte,n .