Fox Lake Fishing Guide, Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Fox Lake sits within Thompson-Nicola Regional District in British Columbia. The surface lies 1,296 metres up. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 1.9 km keeps the choices simple. You are 22 km from Merritt. The big place round here is Kamloops, 50 km distant. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Fox Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Across Thompson-Nicola Regional District, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Fox Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -6°C in January and 16°C in August. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Fox Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Sheep Lake is 2.7 km distant. Signs at Fox Lake carry more weight than any list.