McLeod Lake Fishing in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, this is McLeod Lake. Everything around it is mixed forest. It measures about 30 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 3.8 km of margin, front to back. The nearest place of any size is Sahali, 11 km away. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 13 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on McLeod Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Thompson-Nicola Regional District names 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 McLeod Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 17°C on average, January about -7°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. McLeod Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. For a change of water, Nichol Lake is 2.6 km distant. What applies at McLeod Lake may have changed since it was mapped.