Banana Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Banana Lake lies within the bounds of Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia. The surroundings are lake country bush. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Regional District of Central Okanagan. The nearest place of any size is Glenrosa, 14 km away. It is 24 km to Kelowna, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Banana Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Central Okanagan names sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, common carp and largescale sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Banana Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 14°C and January reads -8°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Expect Banana Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Jackpine Lake, 1.7 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Banana Lake.