Keefer Lake is set among the highlands of the Monashee Mountains, and avoids the summer doldrums common to many lower elevation lakes during July and August. The rainbow trout are plentiful and range in size from one to two pounds. Try trolling a Willow Leaf with a small hotshot, or use Rooster Tails. Some popular fly patterns are Doc Spratleys, Woolly Buggers, and chironomids. Troll or cast the Spratley and Woolly Bugger. Fish the chironomids off the bottom, using a strike indicator (bobber). Orange, green and silver are good colours to try. Keefer Lake is a great place from which to launch daytrips. There is a resort on the lake (open during the winter for skiing) and a few kilometres down the road is Holmes Lake which has a forest recreation site for up to five vehicles. Hikers can also appreciate the wilderness around Keefer Lake, with five mountain peaks in the area, including Yeoward, Monashee, Eureka, Inonoaklin, and Whatshan Mountains. LAKE ACCESS From Kelowna, head north along Highway 97 towards Vernon. Turn right onto Highway 6 and drive for about 75 km, past Lumby and Cherryville, to the Kettle River crossing. Two kilometres past the river is Keefer Lake Road on the left (north). Turn here and follow another 14 kilometres to the lake. Another five kilometres along Keefer Lake Road is Holmes Lake, which has a small recreation site that can hold up to five vehicle units for camping. A boat launch is present, but it is considered a poor facility. There is another small recreation site on Keefer Road, about two kilometres from the highway. The Monashee-Kettle River recreation site is located along the scenic Kettle River, and has space for ten vehicle units.

Fishing Keefer

Fun lake to go to. Nice campground and boat launch & the fishing was decent. Supposed to be rainbows and Brookies in the Lake, we only caught rainbows.

Keefer Lake

This was the best fihing weekend ever.I caught over 60 fish,14 were brook trout, the rest were rainbows. Two fish were kept the rest were released