Kidney Lake Fishing near Sicamous, British Columbia

• Overview

  Kidney Lake is a Regional District of North Okanagan water, in British Columbia. It stands 869 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 27 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Roughly 3.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Sicamous lies 26 km from the water. The nearest city of size is Kelowna, 115 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Kidney Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Species logged across Regional District of North Okanagan include Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, rainbow trout and brook trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Kidney Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -6°C in January up to 16°C in August. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Anyone fishing Kidney Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A campsite is mapped about 460 m away, which makes an early start easier. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Stony Lake is 7.2 km off. Confirm before you fish Kidney Lake.