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

• Overview

  You will find Eleanor Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The setting is pine and birch. Small at around 8 hectares: two anglers spread out cover most of it. For a base, Clearwater sits 72 km out. It is 176 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. Close by you have: Mud Lake the better part of 5.2 km, Slide Lake 8.1 km off, Surprise Lake the better part of 9 km, Blue Lake 18 km off and Phyllis Lake the better part of 19 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Eleanor Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Thompson-Nicola Regional District records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Take Eleanor Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -10°C in January up to 16°C in July. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about late November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. At Eleanor Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Recorded parking is 1 km off, far enough to travel light. Mapping shows a jetty some 170 m off. Overnight stays are possible 500 m away. Picnic facilities are recorded some 180 m out. Public toilets are recorded roughly 210 m off. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Mud Lake, 5.2 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Eleanor Lake for certain.