Divide Lake Fishing near Gellatly, British Columbia

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Divide Lake, in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Surface area runs to about 4 hectares — small enough to read in one session. By elevation it is in the upper part of our British Columbia listings. Gellatly lies 12 km from the water. Then Peachland, 12 km, and Naramata, 13 km. This one sits near enough to a boundary to be worth checking.

• Where to Fish on Divide Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. 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. Species logged across Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen include sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Divide Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 17°C; the cold one sits at -5°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Divide Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. A camping area sits within 70 m of here. A toilet block sits 100 m away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Baker Lake is 1.8 km off. Check the current arrangement for Divide Lake.