Mab Lake Fishing near Merritt, British Columbia

• Overview

  Out in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, sits Mab Lake. The water sits 1,364 metres up. Surface area is around 31 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 2.4 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest place of any size is Merritt, 24 km away. After that come Logan Lake at 29 km and Aberdeen at 44 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Mab Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Mab Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 14°C and December at -7°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The water is typically free of ice between mid April and mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Mab Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Conant Lake is 1.6 km distant. Signs at Mab Lake carry more weight than any list.