Chapperon Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Chapperon Lake is set in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. It lies 930 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to roughly 4.34 sq km, so plan for one area rather than the whole. Shoreline length is close to 15 km, and each section fishes a little differently. It ranks high for size among our Thompson-Nicola Regional District listings. Glenrosa lies 48 km from the water. Kelowna sits 54 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Chapperon Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thompson-Nicola Regional District records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Chapperon Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 17°C on average, January about -7°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Time your trip to Chapperon Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Nauchachapt Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. For Chapperon Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.