:: Buntzen Lake ::
Burnaby :: Kayaking
May 31, 2015
I had such a great time kayaking with Zoey that when Corey suggested we go back to Buntzen for some kayaking, fishing and picnicking with friends, I jumped at the chance.
After we got down there we piled everything into the boats and set out for a little island in one of the lake 'inlets' where we set up camp. It was really nice and quite private compared to the craziness that consumes the popular beach front of Buntzen. I haven't been fishing a ton but I got to try my hand at it again on Sunday. Buntzen is supposed to be home to rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, bullhead and northern pike minnow. In my first two hours there I caught four pike minnows. It was a lot of fun and I learned how to bait a hook and take out hooks after we reeled in the fish. The pike minnows seem pretty aggressive and the moment you cast out they seem to take shots at the bait so we were constantly busy reeling in these little fish. Corey caught a bullhead amongst the endless pike minnows but unfortunately no trout.
It was a perfect way to end the weekend. Kat and I tied off the boats and floated out to read while the guys fished their hearts out. Some day soon I hope we can hike the Diez Vistas (Ten Views) hike around Buntzen and Belcarra. It's a 15k hike in the intermediate category and its supposed to take between 6-7 hours to complete but the pictures look pretty awesome.
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