Sunday Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Sunday Lake lies in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen, British Columbia. The water sits 1,417 metres up. With some 23 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 2.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. Few waters listed in Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen are bigger. For a base, Peachland sits 38 km out. It is 58 km to Kelowna, the nearest city. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Sunday Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Reported across Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen: sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Coho salmon, common carp and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Sunday Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -8°C to 14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. On average, late April opens the water and mid November closes it again. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. It sets the rhythm of the year at Sunday Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Saturday Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Sunday Lake is worth confirming on the day.