Frog Lake Fishing near Westsyde, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, you have Frog Lake. The surface lies 1,125 metres up. Surface area runs to about 2 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Most waters listed here for Thompson-Nicola Regional District are larger. For a base, Westsyde sits 34 km out. It is 43 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Frog Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: 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. Read Frog Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 15°C and January near -8°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid November. May into June fishes hardest, and September gives a second good stretch before the lid returns. It sets the rhythm of the year at Frog Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Should this one be busy, Cayuse Lake is 3.4 km off. Signs at Frog Lake carry more weight than any list.