Lily Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Lily Lake, in Regional District of Central Okanagan. It stands 1,387 metres above sea level. Small even by pond standards, it rewards one careful line. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Regional District of Central Okanagan. Glenrosa lies 16 km from the water. It is 24 km to Kelowna, the nearest city. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Lily Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Central Okanagan list sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, common carp and largescale sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Lily Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 14°C and January reads -8°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Lily Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Paynter Lake, 0.8 km out. Confirm before you fish Lily Lake.