Three Mile Lake near Cache Creek: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, is where Three Mile Lake sits. The land about it is lake country bush. The water covers some 13 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.2 km on foot. The town to know is Cache Creek, 32 km out. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 98 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Three Mile Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Thompson-Nicola Regional District names Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Three Mile Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 15°C and January reads -7°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. That is the shape of the year on Three Mile Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. 4 Mile Lake at 2.2 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Three Mile Lake for certain.