Taylor Lake near Cawston: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen in British Columbia is where Taylor Lake sits. Land around it is pine and birch. At 5 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is high ground by British Columbia standards. Cawston sits 8.5 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Kelowna is 73 km off. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Taylor Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Okanagan-Similkameen names sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Taylor Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 17°C on average, January about -6°C. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. Once it clears, about late March, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages suggest open water from about late March through to roughly late November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. That is the shape of the year on Taylor Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Should this one be busy, Ripley Lake is 3.7 km off. Ask locally about Taylor Lake if anything is unclear.