Reflector Lake Fishing near Clearwater, British Columbia

• Overview

  You will find Reflector Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. Height above sea level is 1,382 metres. With some 47 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Roughly 3.9 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. The nearest place of any size is Clearwater, 16 km away. The big place round here is Kamloops, 118 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Reflector Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Reflector Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 12°C in August. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After late April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The open-water window runs from around late April to about mid November in an average year. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. On Reflector Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. You can camp about 990 m away, going by the mapping. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Surprise Lake sits 5 km off and takes the overflow. Confirm before you fish Reflector Lake.