Clarence Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Clarence Lake belongs to Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The setting is pine and birch. About 3 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It is a small entry by Thompson-Nicola Regional District standards. For a base, Dallas sits 10 km out. It is 20 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Clarence Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Clarence Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 17°C and January near -7°C on the long-run figures. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Anyone fishing Clarence Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Ida Lake at 1.5 km is the sensible second choice. Where Clarence Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.