Newby Lake near Keremeos: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  You will find Newby Lake in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. It stands 2,099 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Compared with other British Columbia water on our list, it sits high. 22 km away sits Keremeos, the nearest town. Kelowna sits 102 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Newby Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Newby Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 11°C in August and bottoms out near -8°C in December. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. The season between ice runs from about mid May to early November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That shapes the year on Newby Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Louden Lake, 3.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Newby Lake before loading the car.