Chaunigan News

Hello Everyone

The weather has been gorgeous the last couple days. Temperatures between 15-19C. The water has been nice and calm and fish are biting hard. Most of the guests have been catching 20-50 fish in a couple of days.

Chironomid hatches are happening at the back of the lake and leech patterns and mayfly nymphs are still working really well. Doc Spratley's with a green body are also starting to work very well.

We have most of our cabins rented out now and are going to be very busy during the July 1st long weekend. We do have some openings so book now to reserve a spot at the lodge.

Chaunigan Update

Hello Everyone

The weather had been very nice the last few days. We have some rain today and supposed to carry on till tomorrow with the weekend getting nice again. Highs should be in the 18-22C range.

All of our recent guests have been catching their limits and releasing many more. Some have been catching 15-25 fish a day. Mayfly nymphs have been working quite well and dragonfly nymphs are starting to work as well. The water temperature is around 12C and the fish are starting to get quite active. Most have been catching them in the 20-40ft depth range.

The fish are almost done spawning now and thousands of fry can be seen in the inlets and bays especially Eagle's Bay on the south-west end of the lake.

Hope to see you soon

Tom

Chaunigan News

Hello Everyone

The weather is supposed to be nice all week. Highs of 18 to 20C and mostly sunny.

We have a many new guests in this week. The Clark and Lawrence brothers and four friends from the Okanagan. We are getting quite busy now with many new guests coming in later this week and almost a full house for the July long weekend.

The fishing is getting better and better with our guests easily catching their limits and releasing many more. The wholly bugger (black), leech and shrimp patterns seem to be working the best for them. The best fishing has been at the back of the lake around ants bay and ed's point to eagle's bay.

Our two new horses Tom and JD are coming up Friday evening from Chilcotin Holidays Guest Ranch. There will be plenty of horses to ride for those looking to get out on the trails.

Talk to you soon

Tom

Chaunigan Update

The fishing continues to be good as always. Besides the black wholly buggers that the fish always seem to take the fish are hitting shrimp and mosquito's like crazy. Larry McGarry a former manager at Chaunigan made me up some flies. They are a muddler type pattern with a green body and are working quite well.

The fish are still spawning in the creek by the lodge and the eagles and osprey sit on the bridge keeping a keen eye on them.

We are supposed to get a bit of rain Saturday. Sunday and Monday are supposed to be very nice with highs of 19C and 20C.

We had a big black bear come near the lodge yesterday (almost 7ft) but Maia the dog and our horses kept it away.

Talk to you soon

Tom

Season getting Busy

The season is starting to pick up after a late spring. We have really solid bookings between now and and July. Book now to secure a cabin for your visit, the fishing is really getting good.

Ed Bakstad and his friends Colin, Brent and Malcolm flew in on two planes yesterday and joined us for three meals and enjoyed some fishing while they were here.

Want to thank Ed McMurray for helping us out with the maintenance of our vehicles, generators and fridges and the odd meal. He really is a jack of all trades and his help has been greatly appreciated.

Hope to see you soon

Tom

First Guest Flying into Lodge

Hello There

Our first two fly ins will be arriving tomorrow. Ed Bakstad and friends from the Kelowna area will be arriving in their cessna's. Ed will be joining us for a couple of nights and use Chaunigan as jumping off point to explore other areas of the Chilcotin's.

We are expecting some rain in the next couple of days but should turn nice and sunny again by Thursday.

The fish are still spawning at the lodge bridge which is great and the eagles and osprey are battling over territory and fishing rights which is quite a sight to see.

Talk to you soon

Tom

Chaunigan News

Hello

The first guest of the season is arriving tonight. Don is driving in from Vancouver to join us for dinner and will be staying a few nights.

Terry Simmons our neighbor down the hill has been busy fixing the road up to the lake to make access easier for our guests.

The bald eagles are very abundant this year. Ten of them were spotted at the other end of the lake and we have three that like to perch around the lodge.

There are supposed to some showers the next few days but nice and sunny come Sunday.

The fishing is hot and the horses are ready to ride the trails so come up and join us anytime.


Tom

Up and running

Hello

The ice finally came off June 4th this year the latest it has come off the lake in almost fifty years. The water level is also the highest its been in 16 years.

I am returning to manage the lodge this year and my brother Jon will be my assistant manager. We work great together and will do everything to provide the best service possible to our guests.

Louis the grandson of Dr. John Pawlovich who has been visiting the lake for almost fifty years will be working with us this summer.

There will be some new campsites built this year for tenters to stay in. They will be behind our rustic cabins with some great views of the lake.

We are also bringing up two more horses from Chilcotin Holidays Guest Ranch to bring our total to seven horses for riders.


Hope to see you up here!

Tom

Chaunigan ready for the season.

Hello Everyone

We came up on June 3rd to open up the lodge. The weather was nice and there was signs of fish everywhere. We had a very busy three days opening up and getting things ready for the season. Everything is in good condition and up and running.

We saw some black bears with cubs on the way in and a few horses. The local beaver also made his presence known with a few tail slaps.

I want to give a special thanks to the crew who helped open the lodge up this past week. Kevan, Andre, Karl, Jane, Lee, Luca and Mathis. Special thanks for all your hard work and to my full time staff of Jon and Louis.

The fish are spawning in great abundance at the bridge near the lodge this year which is a great sign. Some of the guys went fishing and had some great success. They were using black wholly buggers and some mosquito patterns.

So come on up for some great fishing, trail rides and meals we are looking forward to a great season.

We are having many activities going on this year will go into more detail in my next blog.

Talk to you soon.

Tom