Fishing at 6 Mile Lake, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, this is 6 Mile Lake. The surface lies 882 metres up. At about 11 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 1.6 km in total. For a base, Cache Creek sits 28 km out. Beyond it, Ashcroft at 38 km and Lillooet at 47 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on 6 Mile Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Thompson-Nicola Regional District records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. This water responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -7°C to 15°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. The season on this water follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A campsite lies 960 m away for anyone staying over. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Stick Lake is 0.8 km off. For this water in particular, ask before you travel.