Clemes Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Clemes Lake belongs to Thompson-Nicola Regional District. It sits in lake country bush. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. It sits higher than most water we list in British Columbia. Cache Creek is the closest town at 20 km. Ashcroft is 24 km and Logan Lake 51 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Clemes Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Fish documented in Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Clemes Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 15°C at the top of summer and -7°C at the bottom of winter. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Average temperatures cross freezing around mid April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Clemes Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Brousseau Lake, 5.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Clemes Lake in what we hold.