Gulliford Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Gulliford Lake in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. Pine and birch runs right down to the water. The water measures roughly 5 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. The nearest town is Princeton, 36 km away. Kelowna is the closest city, 85 km away. In the same area: Gladstone Lake sits 2 km out, Summit Lake lies 2.4 km on, Green Lake sits 2.4 km out, Taylor Lake lies 3.1 km on and Prosser Lake sits 3.3 km out. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Gulliford Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen list sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon, common carp and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Gulliford Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -6°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. From about early April to around late November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. At Gulliford Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. 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. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. For a change of water, Gladstone Lake is 2 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Gulliford Lake.