Rim Lake in Thompson-Nicola Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Rim Lake belongs to Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The bank is 842 metres above sea level. It covers about 3 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Thompson-Nicola Regional District standards. Cache Creek at 33 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Kamloops, 93 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Rim Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Thompson-Nicola Regional District: Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Rim Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 17°C and January at -8°C. The middle months are generous; the ends are demanding. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. Break-up sits around early April on average, with the water closing again about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Expect Rim Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Should this one be busy, Three Mile Lake is 7.6 km off. Confirm before you fish Rim Lake.