Apparantly Spring has Sprung !!! 
And we are taking advantage of every beautiful day out there.
Here’s the latest fishing report:
Kootenay Lake:
January was a good month for fishing and so far February has started out good as well.
Due to the water temperature remaining above the 40 degree mark, the fish have remained active. Lots of days with 15 -20 fish coming to the boat. And a few slower days, but still pretty consistent.
Due to the mild weather and lack of snow, we have been entertaining a lot of new clientele. Ski groups from all over the world have now found a new favourite day off, or rest day. That’s right, a day on the lake in the middle of winter. What a great way to experience the lake and give a different perspective of the mountains which they’ve been skiing.
And as a bonus, even a few fresh fish for the bbq. Sounds like the perfect Canadian package to me. Ski 2 days, fish 1 day resting, ski 2 days. Perfect combo if you ask us.
Latest catches have been the usual Rainbow Trout between 2 – 5 Lbs, and the odd one up to 10 Lbs. Bull Trout are fewer and
far between, but we have caught a few similar size to the Rainbows and even managed one at 11 Lbs.
Weather looks good for the extended forecast, so if you want to experience a day on the lake in the middle of winter, give us a call.
What are they biting on ???
Since it’s been mostly Rainbows, we have been concentrating mostly on the surface. Rainbows have been chomping on the Lux Flies bucktails and lately on the new 3″ Lyman plugs. We also always have a Gibbs Croc out back down the middle. In fact, yesterday, the Croc caught the first 3 fish before the bucktails took over.
And for the Bull Trout, we have been running the downriggers between 100 – 160ft. Our favourite set-up has been the Gibbs STS flasher followed by the green pistachio hoochie or the Skinny G in the No Bananas pattern.
Ironically enough, our biggest Bull Trout have actually been caught on the surface on the Croc. However, we are marking lots of fish down deep, so its always good to cover the options and have a downrigger out for sure.
Lucky numbers for the bucktails have been #203, 204, 215, and 222.
And the lucky crock has been the Brass/fire stripe or firewing.
Fishing should remain consistent if the water remains same temperature, so look forward to what the rest of February has to offer.
Drop us a line if you’d like to get out.
Tight Lines……
Captain Kerry
