Dorothy Lake Fishing in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, this is Dorothy Lake. It sits at 1,423 metres above sea level. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Thompson-Nicola Regional District standards. 36 km away sits Glenrosa, the nearest town. Then Smith Creek, 38 km, and Peachland, 39 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Dorothy Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Across Thompson-Nicola Regional District, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Dorothy Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 14°C, with January the cold end at about -8°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Count the season from break-up, usually late April. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Dorothy Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Mellin Lake at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Where Dorothy Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.