Flapjack Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  This water sits in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. Everything around it is lake country bush. Around 22 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 2.9 km of margin, front to back. Clearwater at 28 km is the nearest place to stop. Further out sit Barrière (48 km) and 100 Mile House (61 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Flapjack Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Thompson-Nicola Regional District list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Treat Flapjack Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 13°C in August. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. 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 Flapjack Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 530 m of here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Lost Horse Lake is 0.7 km distant. Ask locally about Flapjack Lake if anything is unclear.