Gump Lake Fishing in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  You will find Gump Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The country here is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 11 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 2.0 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Logan Lake, is 6.5 km distant. Kamloops is the closest city, 46 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Gump Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Gump Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August near 14°C and December near -6°C on the long-run figures. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. It holds true on Gump Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. A slipway 240 m out gives trailer access. You can camp about 260 m away, going by the mapping. There is a toilet block some 280 m out. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Tupper Lake, 1.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Gump Lake as something to verify.