Tranquille Lake near Westsyde: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Tranquille Lake stands in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The bank gives way to lake country bush. With some 70 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. With about 4.3 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It ranks high for size among our Thompson-Nicola Regional District listings. You are 24 km from Westsyde. It is 35 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tranquille Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Species logged across Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Tranquille Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 12°C and January about -9°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice is part of the season here, ending near early May. Averages place the thaw at early May and the freeze at mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Tranquille Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Mapping shows a jetty some 640 m off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Failing this one, try Horace Lake, 3.1 km away. For Tranquille Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.