Justin,
Yep, that's me. Actually, I have only had the opportunity to fish the lake
one time about 3 years ago (Caught a 20 pounder though!!!). I keep planning
on going back up there but I never seem to make it.
While I was there, I got to know several of the local guides quite well. The
basic rundown on the lake is this. During the Fall, Winter and Spring, you
can take those monsters on a fly rod, near the surface. They use fly's all
the time during these time periods. They are huge and made out of polar bear
hair and imitate the Kokanee populations in the lake. The guides troll them
on side planers as the fish are sound and boat sensitive and push out to the
sides when they troll by.
There is a fly shop in Kaslo that had some good info. According to the lady
that worked there, she takes fish in the 5-10 pound range all the time on a
fly rod and float tube just off the mouths of some of the inlets. She highly
recommended coming up in the late Fall. I can't think of the name of the
shop but it appeared to be the only fly shop in town. Seems as if she used
the Polar Bear fly pattern too but also had a full selection of the more
typical fly patterns.
If you get up that way, swing by Woodbury Resort and ask if Dennis is around.
He guides out of there during the Summer and lives on the grounds. He can
tell you everything there is to know about the lake. Buy him some hard
liquor and he will tell you even more, haha.
Let me know how you do.
Mike
