Valenzuela Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Valenzuela Lake is one of the Thompson-Nicola Regional District listings for British Columbia. The surroundings are mixed forest. At about 15 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. There is roughly 2.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Nearest place of any size is 100 Mile House, 41 km away. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 127 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Valenzuela Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Fish documented in Thompson-Nicola Regional District include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Valenzuela Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 15°C and January near -9°C on the long-run figures. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Keep it in mind when planning a trip to Valenzuela Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Failing this one, try Meadow Lake, 5.2 km away. Nothing on Valenzuela Lake should be assumed from this page alone.