Edna Lake near Merritt: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Edna Lake, in Thompson-Nicola Regional District. Elevation runs to 1,248 metres. Surface area is around 10 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Around 1.6 km of margin, front to back. Start from Merritt, 12 km down the road. Further out sit Logan Lake (53 km) and Princeton (64 km). It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Edna Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Edna Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 15°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Edna Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Roth Lake is 1.8 km off. For Edna Lake in particular, ask before you travel.