Thompson Okanagan Region

This page features popular fishing destinations in the Thompson Okanagan region of British Columbia. The region is famous for rainbow trout, but did you also know that it is home to trophy bass fishing, lake trout and salmon?

THOMPSON

Thompson Map

The Thompson Nicola region is famous for it's rainbow trout which are found throughout the region's lakes. There are thousands of small and medium size trout lakes to explore, as well as a few big ones like Shuswap Lake.

This keymap highlights 18 of the region's lakes, most of them concentrated around Kamloops. Two popular lakes south of town - Lac Le Jeune and Roche Lake - have provincial parks and a lakeside resort.

North-east of Kamloops are six more lakes including Pinantan, Paul, Heffley, Knouff, Badger and Johnson Lakes.

In the town of Logan Lake there is small lake with the same name and it has great fly fishing opportunities. To the south is another featured lake - Mamit Lake - and to the north is Tunkwa Lake. New to The Angler's Atlas in 2009 is Face Lake, which is home to Mile High Resort, located between Logan Lake and Kamloops.

Two popular lakes south-east of Merritt are also included in this guide - Courtney and Hatheume Lakes.

Also included in this guide are Bolean Lake (near Falkland), Lac Des Roches along Highway 24 and Big Bar Lake north-west of Clinton.

Shuswap Lake is one of the most popular destination lakes in BC and is featured on this keymap. This large lake is a favorite summertime getaway with numerous accomodations available around the lake. There are also many provincial parks around the lake with extensive campgrounds.

This keymap is meant as an appetizer to some of the great fishing lakes in this region. Around each lake featured are often dozens of other lakes which are just as productive. Maps of other lakes in this region are freely available from our website.

OKANAGAN

Okanagan MapMabel and Sugar Lakes are two exceptions lying in the north-east corner of the region and draining into Shuswap Lake.

This keymap highlights 16 lakes from the Okanagan region covering small, medium and large waterbodies.

Anglers in this region can target a variety of species including rainbow trout, lake trout, perch, bass and salmon. Rainbow trout are the most common species and a variety of strains can be found in this region.

Bass fishing in the region is quickly becoming a favorite sport with several lakes offering great opportunities for this species. The chain of lakes connected by the Okanagan River (Osoyoos, Vaseux and Skaha Lakes) are fast becoming world class bass fishing lakes, with trophy catches coming out regularly.

Some of the lakes also have yellow perch, including Pinaus Lake featured on this map. These fish are ideal for kids learning to fish as they are easy to catch off a dock using just a hook and worm.

The bass and yellow perch are alien species, introduced illegally several decades ago. Stocking alien species is illegal and anyone caught can face severe penalties.

However once the fish are established it is near impossible to remove them and as a result these fish are becoming popular targets for many anglers.

This is meant as an appetizer to some of the great fishing lakes in this region. Around each lake shown are often dozens of other lakes that are just as productive. Maps for other lakes in this region are freely available from our website.

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