Kokanee Lakeside Resort Come, Stay... FISH
Nestled below the stunning Kokanee Glacier, the Kokanee Lakeside Resort is located on the west arm of Kootenay Lake, in southeastern British Columbia. Conveniently located 28 km north of Nelson, BC, and two km south of the Balfour Ferry, this resort offers cabin stays, RV rental sites, as well as lots available for both owning and leasing. Te lakefront cottages have all the modern
conveniences of home; with full kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms & living rooms, with each also including a hot tub, balcony, fire pit & access to the outdoor in-ground swimming pool. Te cool, shaded West Orchard has RV sites with water & power, and on the upper grassy area,
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the spacious, full hook-up RV sites can be found. New, modern washrooms - with free hot showers - are open to all resort guests. With the great outdoors as your playground - and
the resort as your home base – venture out onto one of the many hiking trails in the nearby Selkirk, Purcell or Valhalla mountain ranges; try your hand at canoeing or kayaking; or, as many guests come to the Kokanee Lakeside Resort specifically to do – get yourself geared up and go fishing! Kootenay Lake, a renowned Canadian record-holding
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fishing destination is home to Kokanee (sockeye salmon), Dolly Varden (bull trout) and most notably the Gerard Rainbow Trout. Tese Rainbows – the world’s largest Rainbow Trout species - are native exclusively to Kootenay Lake (though have since been transplanted in other areas). Growing up to 35 pounds – which happens to be the Canadian record held out of this this lake – these fish thrive and prosper in this environment. Te Dolly Varden - a fish that usually has an average weight of five to twelve pounds - that holds the current Canadian record with a whopping weight of 29 pounds, was reeled in out of these very waters. Teeming in numbers in Kootenay Lake is the small, yet prolific, Kokanee. Known for their extremely good eating, this species is much sought aſter by anglers – fishermen who rarely dock up at night disappointed. If it is fishing you are aſter, if fishing is what you seek,
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worry not of equipment or motor – it is Reel Adventures that you need. A local guiding company, owned and operated out of Balfour (three minutes away) by Kerry Reed, will come to your rescue – rod in hand and boat in tow. With 15 years of fishing/guiding experience under
his Tilly hat, Reed will provide a 24 foot Ocean Pro boat, fully stocked with the newest technology; fish finders, radar, GPS, downriggers, planer boards (allow you to have multiple lines out the back of the boat, without getting tangled), rods, tackle and a keen knowledge of Kootenay Lake and its inhabitants. Offering single and multiple day trip packages (for both fishing and sightseeing), with year round fishing (some of the best fishing is to be had
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