Separation Lake near Sahali: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Separation Lake is a Thompson-Nicola Regional District water, British Columbia side. This is rolling bush ground. It runs to roughly 23 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. The bank runs about 2.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Some 7.7 km away sits Sahali, the nearest settlement. Aberdeen lies 8.9 km off, Kamloops another 9.2 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Separation Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Fish documented in Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Separation Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 18°C and January near -7°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from late March. On average, late March opens the water and late November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Separation Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Failing this one, try Mitchell Lake, 3.6 km away. Confirm access to Separation Lake locally before you travel.