June on Bowron Lake

[Tuffcity]

Doing a a trip on Bowron Lake chain the first week of June. Any hints, tips, suggestions for flys, etc?

cheers,
RC

[stroh72]

I did the Lakes in June last year. Six of us took our fly gear with not a lot of luck. We ran into 3 or 4 parties with collapsible rods and tackle and they could ate tons of fish every day. If I went to do it again in June thats what I'd take.

[srupp]

Green Doc Spratley..and Black Doc Spratley...attractants

Leech..shrimp..and Yellow 52 Buick...

Srr

[308Lover]

It'll be cold. You and the water. Sinking fly line, black leech, or blood leech, also Rupp's spratleys. Bright on dull days dull on bright days LOL
Red on anything. Slow is key, if you're VERY lucky you may see some "finning" but that's rare in June. Have a nice trip--rise early and camp early, wind won't bother you. Enjoy!

[Tuffcity]

Thanks for the replys, guys.

308: I guess I better break out the tying gear and also pack my woolies. Just hoping it doesn't rain the whole time.

RC

[BCrams]

The best kept secret for good fly fishing within the entire Bowron Chain is Hunter Lake. (Accessed from Sandy Lake) Plan to spend an extra night at Sandy and carry your canoe up to Hunter Lake for the day. It will easily be your best fishing day the entire trip.

There's one other for bull trout where you can catch them nearly every cast all day to your hearts content up to 15 lbs but you'll have to find that one

[kgriz]

Bowron Lakes in June......take a shotgun

[Twobucks]

I forget the names of hte lakes now - but about ten years ago we did the circut in early Sept. The large lakes as you turn south and back west were really cold and had lots of glacial silt. But the smaller lakes as you turn back north toward home looked the most promising.

One paddling tip though: we were all experienced canoeists and joked about the "dangerous rocks" toward the end of the large east-west lake on the bottom of the circut. But if there had been even a little chop on the water, we probably would have plowed into them at full speed. Seriously, keep your eyes open along that stretch.

But awesome trip - saw moose and goats and would love to go back and do it again. Have a blast!

[Tarp Man]

June means the bears are out. A clean camp and proper bear etiquette is mandatory. In June the bugs shouldn't be too bad, but be prepared for cold temps and wind.

[Arctic Lake]

This is an old thread but thought I would ask for some information . Going to do the Bowron Lakes middle of August .

#1 I'm not a fly fisherman but I could always troll something with a sinking line, any advice ?

#2 As far as trolling with regular lures or spin casting could you fellas offer some advice ?

Thanks Very Much !
Arctic Lake