Skimikin Lake near Sorrento: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Set in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, Skimikin Lake is a British Columbia water. It stands 545 metres above sea level. At about 23 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. For a base, Sorrento sits 10 km out. Then Blind Bay, 12 km, and Canoe, 16 km. Two sets of local rules meet not far from this water.

• Where to Fish on Skimikin Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, bull trout and brook trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Skimikin Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 16°C and January about -6°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Skimikin Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can park 540 m away and walk in from there. A campsite lies 370 m away for anyone staying over. A toilet block sits 250 m away. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Fleming Lake sits 4.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Skimikin Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.