Sock Lake Fishing in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Sock Lake is one of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District listings for British Columbia. What surrounds it is lake country bush. Around 16 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. Around 3.1 km of margin, front to back. Some 14 km away sits Clearwater, the nearest settlement. Kamloops sits 123 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Sock Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Sock Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 16°C for July and -8°C for January. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near early April. Average temperatures cross freezing around early April in spring and again near late November in autumn. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. It sets the rhythm of the year at Sock Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows a campsite some 240 m from the water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Efdee Lake is 8.8 km off. What applies at Sock Lake may have changed since it was mapped.