Tullee Lake Fishing near Sahali, British Columbia

• Overview

  Tullee Lake is set in Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia. The ground around here is pine and birch. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Most waters listed here for Thompson-Nicola Regional District are larger. Some 28 km away sits Sahali, the nearest settlement. Kamloops sits 30 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Tullee Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Thompson-Nicola Regional District records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Tullee Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 17°C in August and bottom out at -7°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Plan any trip to Tullee Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Napier Lake sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Treat Tullee Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.