Prentice Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Prentice Lake is one of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District listings for British Columbia. The surface lies 1,713 metres up. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District. The closest town, Hanceville, is 82 km distant. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 189 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Prentice Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Survey and observation records for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District include Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Chum salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Prentice Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 10°C in August and bottom out at -9°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near mid May; the fishing lifts straight after. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly early November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It sets the rhythm of the year at Prentice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. The nearest alternative is Swartz (Fish) Lake, 12 km out. None of that is settled for Prentice Lake in what we hold.