I just got back from a shorty in the Merritt area- Pretty cool at night, but the days were warm and the fishing was pretty darn good. I stayed at a friend's cabin at Dominic lake. There was still the last of old man winter's deposits in various areas and Dominic had just iced off a few days before. As usual, Dominic was very generous with the pan perfect fish. They rarely gain much in size as it"s a spring fed lake, but they're abundant,extremely sweet and tasty. An afternoon at Norman was uneventful despite trying a few different things, lockjaw was evident. Face lake was supposed to be producing well, but I can't say for sure as I didn't wet a line there.I did speak to some folks staying at Paska and apparently fishing there was hot and cold depending on the weather and hatch. I didn't see a lot of tenters, probably due to the frost coating most mornings. It made the morning visit to the outhouse efficient and brief as possible.
Chironomids, Tom Thumb, shrimp and half back patterns all produced.