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

• Overview

  Durand Lake sits within Thompson-Nicola Regional District in British Columbia. The surroundings are pine and birch. It covers about 9 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Some 16 km away sits Logan Lake, the nearest settlement. Brocklehurst lies 23 km off, Dufferin another 23 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Durand Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Durand Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 14°C, the coldest about -7°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. It sets the rhythm of the year at Durand Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is camping recorded roughly 1.2 km off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Small Dairy Lake is 1.5 km distant. Ask locally about Durand Lake if anything is unclear.