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

• Overview

  Janning Lake is a Thompson-Nicola Regional District water, in British Columbia. Height above sea level is 1,273 metres. About 7 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Most waters listed here for Thompson-Nicola Regional District are larger. The nearest town is Barrière, 18 km away. It is 70 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Janning Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Thompson-Nicola Regional District, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Janning Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 14°C and January reads -9°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on Janning Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Mulholland Lake, 1.5 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Treat access at Janning Lake as something to verify.