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Search:		Fishing at Roche Lake I just returned from my annual May pilgrimage to the interior where I spent 4 days fishing Roche Lake. A few years ago, on Father's Day, my siblings and I spread the ashes of our dearly departed father on the waters of Lazy Loon Bay. We return each year, usually on Father's Day, to remember the fisherman, the father and the friend. With a prior commitment in June (I take 90 Grade 7s Camping that week), I have made the journey early for the last two years running. Last year, the good fishing was only marginally over shadowed by the Canuck's play off series with the Sharks. This year, with no hockey to distract from the fishing, the lake did not disappoint. I arrived to the lake on Thursday to find just one of the sites at the West campground unoccupied. While it was a fair bit further from the lake than I would like, but I considered myself lucky, since I was pulling my new tent trailer and did not want to drag it around looking for better. I set up my campsite and then went down to launch my father's old Achilles craft inflatable. I strung up his old Sage Launch rod with his Hardy St. John reel and set out looking for fish. The weather was good, if a bit on the cool side (it snowed twice while I was there), partly cloudy most of the time (until Sunday when it turned wet), but when the sun made its appearance it warmed up nicely. While the larger fish were considerably more selective, the smaller maiden fish were eager and somewhat less selective and kept me busy. I tried a variety of Chironomids but not get the results I had last year, so I kept my sinking tip handy and stripped a number of patterns including leeches (very popular), scuds (not so popular) and boatman (surprisingly popular, especially with the larger fish). Of the chironomid patterns I tried, the most productive was a #12 black and silver with a white bead (although a larger #10 black and silver with a chrome bead was also only slightly less popular). Unfortunately the small hook had a nasty habit of straightening on the larger fish, costing me bragging right of landing them (hence the switch to the larger pattern). Other successful patterns were black and red with white bead, and a blood worm. My most consistent success was near the weed bed in Monster Bay, where the majority of my fish, and the larger ones, were hooked. Another successful location was the weed beds around the island near the lodge, especially in the evening hours before dark. by Sandman General Articles All Categories   Article Topics Date 1. Fishing the Tyee Pool in Campbell River Salmon Aug 2013 2. Jigging for Coho Salmon, Tackle Aug 2013 3. TKO ing Big Springs Salmon Jun 2013 4. Spring Fishery Updates 2013 Fishing Area Outlook Mar 2013 5. Fly Epoxy Chum Fry Flys Feb 2013 6. Best Fishing Story of 2012 Feb 2013 7. Salmon fishing outlook for 2013 Fishing Area Outlook, Salmon Jan 2013 8. Fly Tadpoles Flys Jan 2013 9. 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