Little Bouleau Lake near Vernon: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Little Bouleau Lake lies in Regional District of Central Okanagan, British Columbia. The ground around here is rolling bush. With some 13 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Around 2.4 km of margin, front to back. Some 30 km away sits Vernon, the nearest settlement. Coldstream lies 35 km off, Spallumcheen another 36 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Little Bouleau Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Regional District of Central Okanagan include sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, common carp, largescale sucker and goldfish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Little Bouleau Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 12°C, with December the cold end at about -8°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early May until roughly mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Little Bouleau Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A campsite lies 230 m away for anyone staying over. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Bouleau Lake is 2 km off. Treat access at Little Bouleau Lake as something to verify.