Kwilalkwila Lake near Logan Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Kwilalkwila Lake lies in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, in British Columbia. This is rolling bush ground. This is a pocket water of some 4 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Thompson-Nicola Regional District. The nearest place of any size is Logan Lake, 17 km away. Then Dufferin, 20 km, and Brocklehurst, 20 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Kwilalkwila Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Kwilalkwila Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 14°C, while January sits near -7°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Kwilalkwila Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. Greenstone Mountain Provincial Park covers ground next to the water; its rules will apply on that side. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Grace Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing here settles the position at Kwilalkwila Lake for certain.