"lwalters" wrote in message
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I'm planning a flyfishing trip to the Kamloops area this spring and would
like to know when the ice comes off the lower elevation lakes. Any help?

Lorne

Most lakes don't officially open until May 1 -

See: http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/fw/fish/pdf/region_3.pdf

by then most lakes under 3500ft and possibly under 4000ft should be open.
Quality of the fishing is another question. Ice out varies from year to
year. If it's a warm spring lakes may be hopping by early May - if cold many
lakes could still be in turnover. Scheduling vacation to correspond with Ice
out is a crap shoot.

Early fishing tends to concentrate on scuds, leeches, bloodworms and dragons
but watch for water boatmen hatches. Chironomids (midges) follow quickly
after but good fishing depends on fair weather. If it's cold and raint
except it to be slow.

Some lakes are known to be open and fishable quite early and these include:
Stump (late March, early April), White, Barnes, Jacko, Six Mile Courtney
etc. In the last 10 years we've had the odd mild winter where neither White
or Stump froze completely and there were stories of fish caught in open
water in January.

Be sure to check with local shops and the FishBc forum for current reports
before your trip.