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

• Overview

  Ida Lake belongs to Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. Everything around it is lake country bush. At roughly 4 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Most waters listed here for Thompson-Nicola Regional District are larger. The nearest town is Dallas, 11 km away. Then Pritchard, 15 km, and Juniper Ridge, 16 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Ida Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Species logged across Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Ida Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 17°C and January about -7°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. The lid tends to go about early April and return around late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Ida Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Clarence Lake, 1.5 km away. Treat access at Ida Lake as something to verify.