09/25/2026
A quick stop at Tunkwa Lake Resort was well worth it! How quick? Well, I arrived at 9:30pm the night before, did some work in the morning, got the boat in the water at 12:30pm, and was done at 5:00pm and drove home. 😂
Fall fishing at Tunkwa Lake, like most BC interior lakes, involves a lot of moving around. Rainbow trout are usually feeding in the shallows, but you are not going to find them staying in one area all day like what you'd see in spring. They are opportunistic hunters, cruising and darting in and out of weeds, grabbing whatever they can find to bulk up before winter.
It took a bit of searching, anchoring, re-anchoring, moving to several different spots before I came across a fairly active school of fish in 4 to 7 feet deep. The bites were short lived, but I managed to connect with at least a dozen fish. That was good enough for the day! I retained a few to enjoy back home, all specimens were between 18 to 20 inches long.
I wanted to chuck lures for this outing instead of fly fishing, so I brought along a spinning setup that I've been itching to use for months. The spinning rod is Shimano's new Compre-Lite, rated 2 to 6lb, matched with a Vanford 2000 spinning reel. This combination is incredibly light, which makes casting tiny artificials very easy. The choice of lures are Prime Lures' new Wiggler Junior micro spoons. These are 1/8oz, specifically designed for trout. The shape of the spoon gives it plenty of action even at a very slow retrieve speed, which is what I needed to get those rainbows to bite yesterday.
Are you planning to do some trout fishing this fall? You can check out these lures at:
https://primelures.com/products/wiggler-jr
