Johnny Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  You will find Johnny Lake in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. The setting is pine and birch on every side. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. Princeton is the closest place, 36 km off. The nearest city of size is Kelowna, 91 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Johnny Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon, common carp and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Johnny Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in August and bottom out at -6°C in December. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. From about early April to around late 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. At Johnny Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Mapping shows a campsite some 160 m from the water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Should this one be busy, Goose Lake is 0.9 km off. The position on Johnny Lake is worth confirming on the day.