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Use official Canadian Hydrographic Charts
NOT TO BE USED FOR NAVIGATION
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1. Private beaches and docks for one mile north. The bay at the south end is very shallow - no beaching along here.
2. Public boat launch for small boats. Private docks south - very rocky shores.
3. Do not boat between the shore and the outcrop of rocks. The water is very shallow and you can be assured of damage to your boat or the leg. A private facility to the south. Just north is a picnic table with small beaching areas.
4. Large beach with swimming areas and beaching areas along the north end. Many boats beach here.
5. Twin Lake Channel Access – (Wood to Kalamalka Lake) During the fall and winter you’re going to have to paddle across. In the summer be careful and keep your leg raised or you may lose your prop.
6. Boat launch in the east corner of the bay. Shelter from north winds - beach with care to the south.
7. Picnic tables at the point. Nice area to go for a walk along the waterfront.
8. Shelter from south winds - picnic tables at the point.
9. Private beaches and docks. No beaching one mile north or south.
10. Reiswig Regional Park – Picnic tables with some nice beaches - no fires or overnight camping. Good shelter from south winds although the water is very shallow.
11. Don’t try to enter the small bay area just to the west of the docks as the water is very shallow. Refer to #5 above for the channel.
12. Jade Bay Veterinary Clinic building – Picnic tables and benches. Shelter from south
winds. Private beaches and docks north and south one mile - no beaching.
13. Rattlesnake Point – Some sandy beaches around the point. Shelter from south winds to the north of the old pilings. Shores are very rocky for 1/2 mile north - no beaching. There is shelter from north winds to the south.
14. Shores are very rocky with a few small beaching areas.
15. Kekuli Bay Provincial Park – Two boat ramps and shelter from south and north winds. Kalamalka Lake is one of many unique bodies of water known as Marl Lakes. When the lake warms in the summer, calcium carbonate & limestone form crystals that reflect the sunlight and create the vivid blue
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client who landed this stunner gently lifts his trophy fish from the locker and sits down on the back of the boat. I grab the camera for the shot, but pause when, out of the corner of my eye, I see movement. Before I even have time to yell, we have another fish on. Line is peeling from the reel and we are in a mad panic. With a camera in one hand and a fish in the other, I get caught up in the excitement. One guest is yelling, “It’s jumping! And it’s bigger than the first!”, while the other grabs for
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the rod. They take turns bringing this one in, and after a great battle they land another beauty - an Okanagan Rainbow weighing in at just over 12lbs. We finish off the day with two more respectable 5-pounders, both of which we gently released so they might fight another day. Our day ends and we cruise
back towards the Yacht Club, each of us quiet - taking a moment to appreciate the rolling hills, the crystal clear waters, the setting sun. We all realize how blessed we are to live in this valley. Through the years I've
spent guiding I’ve had many guests, and inevitably each one comments on the beauty of the area and that I'm lucky to have so many lakes to fish. As for me, I love to fish; it’s in my blood. When I’m asked, “What do you do when you’re not guiding?”, there’s only one answer I give... “I live in the Okanagan! I’m going fishing!”
Rodney Hennig owns and
operates Rodney’s REEL Outdoors Sport Fishing Guide Service in the Kelowna area. Check him out today at
www.kelownafishing.com
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