Face Lake near Logan Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Face Lake lies in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The surface lies 1,461 metres up. At about 62 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. At about 6.0 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. Few waters listed in Thompson-Nicola Regional District are bigger. Logan Lake is the closest town at 14 km. The big place round here is Kamloops, 26 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Face Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Open biodiversity records for Thompson-Nicola Regional District list 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. Fish Face Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 13°C; the cold one sits at -8°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. The season on Face Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A pier or jetty stands 840 m away, which helps on a crowded bank. Mapping shows a campsite some 870 m from the water. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Paska Lake is 2.2 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Face Lake.