One of the most popular ice fishing lakes in southern British Columbia is Monte Lake. Thanks to the Freshwater Fishery Society of BC, this lake has been aggressively stocked with Triploid Kokanee and Blackwater Rainbow Trout. Approximately 25,000 Kokanee and 15,000 Rainbows are stocked in Monte Lake each year. Monte Lake is located approx. 45 kms SE on Hwy 97 from Kamloops … [Read more...]
Ice Fishing Yellow Perch – Bear Lake, BC
The presence of one foreign fish species in British Columbia that has created some controversy in the angling community is the Yellow Perch. Yellow Perch have been mostly illegally introduced by anglers or groups of anglers referred to as “The Bucket Brigade”. Perch have a high reproductive rate. They are directly in competition with other game fish such as trout for food and … [Read more...]
Okanagan Lake Hotspot – Squally Point
British Columbia is home to countless enormous lakes that can produce an abundant amount of large fish. Living in the Okanagan I have the privilege to have one of these lakes in my backyard, Okanagan Lake. Okanagan Lake can produce large rainbow trout reaching well over 20lbs! However, with a surface area of over 350kms and 135 kms long this oligotrophic lake can be … [Read more...]
Osoyoos Lake Sockeye Fishing
One of the finest freshwater Sockeye fisheries in British Columbia is not found only in the lower mainland, but in the Okanagan in Osoyoos Lake. Thanks to combined efforts by the Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA), Nation Leaders on both sides of the border and Department of Fisheries, Osoyoos Lake is now experiencing Sockeye runs over 300,000 fish per year! In 2012 they estimate … [Read more...]
Fishing Echoes Lake – Eastern Kootenay Rockies
Echoes Lake is a lake located just 4.6 miles from Skookumchuck and approx 45 minutes from Cranbrook on hwy 95 N. The lake is a smaller lake that is 17 acres in surface size with the max depth of approx 25 feet. A stellar jem nestled in the foot hills of the Steeple Mountains in the Eastern Kootenay Rockies. A few friends and I decided to make a weekend of camping and fishing. … [Read more...]
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