Event Information
When and Where
- June 12 through June 16, 2023
- Location Scuitto Lake
- See BC Government Site
- See Hooked On Lakes
- Directions:
- The site is located near Kamloops, southeast of Barnhartvale.
- Access to the site is via 2 wheel drive vehicles; however the road is narrow and windy in places, and suffers from wash boarding.
- Access to the site is off Highway 1, east of Kamloops.
- Travel along Barnhartvale Road until the intersection with Robins Range Road.
- Turn right onto Robins Range Road.
- Follow Robbins Range Road until the intersection with Campbell Range Road.
- Turn right onto Campbell Range Road.
- Follow Campbell Range Road until the intersection with Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road.
- Turn right onto the Scuitto Lake Forest Service Road.
- Travel approximately 12 km until arriving at the Scuitto Lake Recreation Site.
Who's Cooking?
Monday
Breakfast – Merritt
Lunch – on your own
Dinner – Rod
Lunch – on your own
Dinner – Rod
Tuesday
Breakfast – Ian
Lunch – Todd
Dinner – Lee
Lunch – Todd
Dinner – Lee
Wednesday
Breakfast – Rob/Murray
Lunch – Nick
Dinner – Phil
Lunch – Nick
Dinner – Phil
Thursday
Breakfast – Rob/Murray
Lunch – ?
Dinner – Andrew
Lunch – ?
Dinner – Andrew
Friday
Breakfast – Rob/Murray
Lunch – on the road
Lunch – on the road
Gift Exchange
- bring a $20 gift, keep the contents secret – or not
- wrap it so as to perhaps confuse the holder – or not
- first pick is determined from a draw
- play goes clockwise from the first pick
- each time a gift is picked from the pile, its the end of the turn
- when its your turn, you may pick a gift from the pile, or from another person
- if your gift is taken from you, you can immediately pick a gift from the pile, or from another person
- you may not take back the gift that was just taken from you
- a specific gift can only change hands three times on a single turn
- if you have a gift, you can open it at any time
- the game is over when the last gift is picked from the pile
Trophies
- Biggest Fish – the coveted trophy, presented by last year’s winner, based on witnessed weigh-in on official scales. Awarded at 10am on Friday.
- Tallest Tale and Best Meal – awards provided by and presented by last year’s winner. Award by popular vote.
- The Man Trophy – awarded based on accumulated daily “man points”. Meat lovers rejoice!
Games
- Forest Bocce – many natural obstacles. Warning: inclines may lead to run away balls.
- Hatchet Toss – not for the faint of heart. Warning: many handles have been broken this way.