Leighton Lake Bombers Late
by Mr BFSH
Leighton Lake Provincial Park - North Campground
July 20, 2010 After a great game of golf at the Tobiano Golf Course with my nephew, I decided to make the relatively short trek up to Leighton Lake to see if the "Bomber" chironomid hatch had started. I arrived at around 4pm but there was a wind blowing and it appeared to be picking up. With conditions less than admirable, I decided to have a quick nap in my truck... it was a warm, lazy day and I knew that the wind would die down eventually. After my nap and gearing up, I was on the water by 6:30pm. The breeze was mostly coming in from the south but it had subsided substantially and I headed toward the bay in the north-east corner of the lake... if fish aren't biting in there, then I start to move around. There were a couple of guys in pontoon boats (I thought that I heard them say that they were from Oregon) and another gentleman that had been fishing the lake for the last 14 days. He was a great source of information.
My first hour was unproductive... only one touch on my strike indicator line. I pulled up anchor and decided to oar-drift around the bay to try an locate more hungry fish. As the sun started getting close to the horizon, there was a flurry of action that lasted about 30-40 minutes in which I got 5 fish to the boat and lost 2 other real nice fish. 3 of the fish that I caught were small but the other 2 were definitely keepers, especially the 18"+ rainbow that hit my brown bomber chironomid w/gold rib and white head. It took a few runs and jumps before I was able to net him. Not surprising was how exhausted the fish was when they finally give up (I remembered this from last year). I untangled my leader from the net, re-set my strike indicator and after I chucked the line back out, I returned to the fish to kill it and it was already dead. Although I wasn't into lots of fish, it was good to know that I hadn't missed the bomber hatch. I'll be keeping an eye on the lake and will be sure to make a few trip to Leighton Lake and Tunkwa Lake over the next month. Tobiano Golf-Fish PackagesBritish Columbia's interior region is home to some of North America's finest golf and fly fishing adventures. These unique packages offer you a chance to play golf at Tobiano, "BC's Best Public" and "Best Conditioned" golf course as rated by ScorGolf Magazine 2009 and be professionally guided on some of the best fly fishing lakes this country has to offer by world renowned guides. Tobiano has joined forces with biologist and master guide, Brian Chan, along with his team of guides to initiate golf and fly fishing packages that are not found anywhere else in the world. Join us for a One-of-a-Kind Experience that you will not forget for a Lifetime! |
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