Wollaston Lake near Coldstream: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Wollaston Lake is a Regional District of North Okanagan water, in British Columbia. The setting is lake country bush. Roughly 11 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. About 1.6 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Some 19 km away sits Coldstream, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Kelowna, 33 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Wollaston Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Records held for Regional District of North Okanagan cover Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Wollaston Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 14°C, the coldest about -8°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Climate figures give an open season running late April to mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Wollaston Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Grizzly Lake, 1.9 km away. Where Wollaston Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.