Spahomin Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Spahomin Lake is a Thompson-Nicola Regional District water, in British Columbia. The water sits 1,187 metres up. The water covers some 22 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The edge runs 3.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. For supplies, Merritt is 43 km out. Further out sit Glenrosa (46 km) and Peachland (48 km). This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Spahomin Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Thompson-Nicola Regional District cover 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. At Spahomin Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 17°C; by January the average is down near -7°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Climate figures give an open season running early April to late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Spahomin Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Wasley Lake sits 4.1 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Spahomin Lake may have changed since it was mapped.