Acrobatic Kamloops trout.
Huge sea-run steelhead. Dry, desert-like climate. Hundreds of stocked
lakes. The famed Thompson River. No wonder thousands of anglers return
year after year to the Thompson Okanagan.
The action starts on
most lakes in April. Six-mile and Jacko lakes near Kamloops and White
Lake near Salmon Arm are among the first to open.
The
Nehalliston wilderness lakes on the Bonaparte Plateau are great examples
of excellent fishing that stays good all summer. High elevation lakes
in this 'High Country' paradise like Dairy, Taweel and world famous Lac
Le Jeune promise great fishing. Brook, lake and bull trout, Dolly
Varden, small and largemouth bass, crappie and yellow perch add
incredible versatility to your angling experience.
A network
of roads, many used by the forest industry, make much of the area easily
accessible by car. Other, more remote areas are reached by hiking
trail, 4WD or aircraft. Huge lakes like Kamloops, Shuswap, Adams,
Murtle, Mahood and Clearwater provide excellent angling opportunities.
They are more suited to trolling, but fly-casting near river mouths is
also effective.
Considering the variety of fish, the dry
climate and abundance of lakes and streams, it is easy to see why the
Thompson-Okanagan is so popular with anglers from around the world.
