Stinking Lake near Cache Creek: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, is where Stinking Lake sits. The ground around here is pine and birch. It measures about 24 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The whole outline is near 3.0 km, and most of it is walkable. The closest town, Cache Creek, is 16 km distant. For a city, Kamloops is 59 km off. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Stinking Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Thompson-Nicola Regional District names Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, rainbow trout and pink salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Stinking Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -7°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Stinking Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Cultus Lake sits 4.1 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Stinking Lake are worth checking on the day.