Kerry Reed

Kerry Reed's six-year-old daughter Alexis enjoys ice-fishing.

COLUMN: Cold days fishing on the water

Kerry Reed gives an update on local winter fishing.

Kerry Reed's six-year-old daughter Alexis enjoys ice-fishing.
Shawn Eckle of Edmonton caught a bull trout on Kootenay Lake this month.

COLUMN: Kootenay Lake produces rainbow bounty

Although fishing tourism on Kootenay Lake is way down, the main lake has still been producing lots of the usual two to four pound rainbows.

Shawn Eckle of Edmonton caught a bull trout on Kootenay Lake this month.
Kerry Reed is bullish on bull trout in his latest fishing report.

COLUMN: Another fantastic month of fishing

March was a pretty good month for fishing. The weather started out a bit miserable, but it seemed to turn around during the second half.

Kerry Reed is bullish on bull trout in his latest fishing report.
Fish are feeding actively on Kootenay Lake

COLUMN: Hot and cold days on the lake

Spring fishing has been fun. Although after enjoying a nice month of February weather, we are now paying for it in March.

Fish are feeding actively on Kootenay Lake
Jen Holmes of Grand Forks shows off her colourful rainbow trout.

COLUMN: Spring is in the air — and on the water

We have been enjoying some unusual warmer weather lately and have managed to get out on the water for a few good days.

Jen Holmes of Grand Forks shows off her colourful rainbow trout.
Lots of rainbows and a few bull trout are being caught on Kootenay Lake

COLUMN: Winter brings hard water fishing

'Tis the season everyone, and winter fishing is here!

Lots of rainbows and a few bull trout are being caught on Kootenay Lake
Local fishers enjoyed fine weather and lots of biting fish last month

COLUMN: Kootenay rivers teeming with bull trout

Kootenay Lake, the Kootenay River, and the Columbia all provided some great moments in October for our fishing columnist Kerry Reed.

Local fishers enjoyed fine weather and lots of biting fish last month
Brayden Conroy of Cranbrook is all smiles after reeling in this catch on Kootenay Lake.

Fishing heats up on Kootenay Lake

Our fishing columnist Kerry Reed: "We have had lots of days with over 15 to 20 fish to the boat."

Brayden Conroy of Cranbrook is all smiles after reeling in this catch on Kootenay Lake.
Wyatt Scott from Calgary with his biggest rainbow ever.

COLUMN: Skiers happily surprised by February fishing

February's warm weather brought lots of fishing activity.

Wyatt Scott from Calgary with his biggest rainbow ever.
COLUMN: It’s our ‘big fish’ season

COLUMN: It’s our ‘big fish’ season

We spent a lot of time on the lake throughout December and the results were similar to November.

COLUMN: It’s our ‘big fish’ season

COLUMN: Good days on the lake

We have been experimenting with lighter gear as well as fly reels and mooching reels to make the battles even more exciting.

Nelson resident Jayden Maida with a nice 24 pound Chinook Salmon.

COLUMN: Fish are starting to wake up

With all the predictions from fisheries hailing this as the biggest run of salmon ever, we certainly didn’t see anything spectacular.

Nelson resident Jayden Maida with a nice 24 pound Chinook Salmon.
Christine Reesterer of Nelson holds up her prize Rainbow Trout.

COLUMN: Perfect water temperatures

May was pretty good fishing. Lots of days with 10 to 15 fish to the boat.

Christine Reesterer of Nelson holds up her prize Rainbow Trout.
Nelson resident Simon De la Salle holds up his trophy Bull Trout from last month.

COLUMN: Showing signs of spring

The fishing remained slow for the month of March, however we did hook into some big fish, mostly Bull Trout.

Nelson resident Simon De la Salle holds up his trophy Bull Trout from last month.
Shandy Mowery and Taylor O’Neil of Nelson with a trophy Rainbow.

COLUMN: Patience will be rewarded

December saw similar fishing to the previous months. However, the last couple of weeks have produced some big fish for us.

Shandy Mowery and Taylor O’Neil of Nelson with a trophy Rainbow.
Tony

COLUMN: Waiting for the big ones

Almost a carbon copy of the last couple months, the fishing has remained the same. Lots of fish, but still waiting for the big ones.

Tony
Captain Kerry Reed shows off a 16-pound Rainbow.

FISHING: The perfect time of year

Everything seems perfect for fall/winter fishing now! Our water temperatures are just right.

Captain Kerry Reed shows off a 16-pound Rainbow.
Some fine fish are being caught this fall

Fall fishing underway on Kootenay Lake

Here we go … our water has finally cooled down and our fall fishing has begun!

Some fine fish are being caught this fall
Irene Walker of Creston along side captain Kerry Reed

From the coast to the Kootenays

We are back from the west coast! And what a fantastic season it was.

Irene Walker of Creston along side captain Kerry Reed
Vernon resident Grahame Go with his beautiful rainbow that was caught on Kootenay Lake last month.

Great days ahead on Kootenay Lake

It's that time of year! The weather has finally warmed up to the spring like conditions we've all been waiting for.

Vernon resident Grahame Go with his beautiful rainbow that was caught on Kootenay Lake last month.