Region 8
Trout fishing in the Okanagan
The Okanagan fishes on two levels.
Okanagan Lake. Photo: Jack Borno, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped.
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213 lakes, 40 with live conditionsUpdated 11 September
The valley lakes are warm, long and home to rainbows, kokanee and the province's best bass fishing. The plateau lakes above them, toward Pennask and the Kettle, are classic small stillwaters with stocked rainbows and a season that runs from early May into October. The valley opens first; the high lakes give the best summer fishing once the valley is too warm.
The Okanagan holds 212 of the 1,842 stillwaters on BC Trout Finder, the water most people mean when they search for trout fishing near Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton. 40 of them are trophy class. 175 have a rec site or campground on the shore. Depths run from 3.4 m to 242 m.
- 212lakes on their own coordinates
- 175with a rec site or campground on the shore
- 40trophy waters
- 242 mthe deepest lake on record here
Open the live mapEvery lake in the Okanagan on one map, with the week ahead on each.
Fishing best in the Okanagan right now
Our 1 to 100 score on each lake's own coordinate, highest first. Rebuilt every morning.
- 96Gardom Lake20° / 6° · wind 13
Best day Friday, 96
- 96Deep Lake21° / 8° · wind 12
Best day Saturday, 98
- 96Frazer Lake21° / 8° · wind 13
Best day Friday, 96
- 96Hidden Lake20° / 7° · wind 9
Best day Friday, 96
- 96Yellow Lake20° / 8° · wind 10
Best day Friday, 96
- 96Little Pinaus Lake17° / 6° · wind 10
Best day Saturday, 98
What is in the Okanagan
- 212 lakes mapped on their own coordinates
- 28 with a depth and a sourced regulation on file
- 40 trophy class waters, fish in the 5 lb and up range
- 175 have camping at a rec site or provincial park
- 83 open to ice fishing under the regulations on file
Best trophy trout lakes in the Okanagan
- Alleyne Lake
Sister lake to Kentucky with rich weed beds producing consistent, high-energy rainbow trout.
- Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake)
Beaver Lake is located in British Columbia's Okanagan Region approximately 17 km. (11 mi.) northeast of the town of Winfield . From the city of Kelowna travel north on Hwy. #97 to Winfield. Turn east off Hwy. #97 onto Beaver Lake Road and follow it to Beaver Lake.
- Browne Lake
- Burnell (Sawmill) Lake
- Christina Lake
Christina Lake is located just off of Highway 3 22 km (13.6 mi) east of Grand Forks . The townsite of Christina Lake offers numerous visitor services. A campground with all facilities and boat launch are provided.
- Dee Lake
First lake in the historic Dee Lake chain, famous for peaceful mountain setting and feisty trout.
- Duck Lake
- E 6-2 Eutsuk Lake
E 6-2 Eutsuk Lake is a medium lake (50 - 500 ha) in the Thompson-Nicola region, reachable via the region's usual road and trail network.
- Echo Lake
Echo Lake is located approximately 50 km (31 mi) east of the North Okanagan community of Vernon , British Columbia. Follow BC Highway 6 to Lumby , and turn right onto Creighton Valley Road. Stay on Creighton Rd. for 22km (14mi) to Echo Lake. Echo lake is located with in Echo Lake Provincial Park.
- Frazer Lake
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Every lake we cover in the Okanagan, with today's conditions
| Lake | Score | High / low | Wind | Max depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gardom Lake | 96 | 20° / 6° | 13 | 23.7 m |
| Okanagan Lake | 72 | 22° / 9° | 15 | 242 m |
| Burnell (Sawmill) Lake | 93 | 20° / 11° | 20 | 11 m |
| Deep Lake | 96 | 21° / 8° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Becker Lake | 92 | 15° / 4° | 11 | Not surveyed |
| Echo Lake | 86 | 13° / 4° | 15 | Not surveyed |
| Frazer Lake | 96 | 21° / 8° | 13 | Not surveyed |
| Gallagher Lake | 94 | 24° / 12° | 19 | Not surveyed |
| Hidden Lake | 96 | 20° / 7° | 9 | 46.3 m |
| Browne Lake | 92 | 15° / 4° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Chute Lake | 92 | 15° / 5° | 13 | Not surveyed |
| Haynes Lake | 91 | 16° / 2° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Holstein Lake | 89 | 12° / 2° | 11 | 8.3 m |
| Island Lake | 90 | 14° / 3° | 11 | Not surveyed |
| James Lake | 87 | 14° / 4° | 17 | Not surveyed |
| Kalamalka Lake | 91 | 22° / 8° | 10 | 141.73 m |
| Mabel Lake | 91 | 22° / 7° | 10 | 200.6 m |
| Yellow Lake | 96 | 20° / 8° | 10 | Not surveyed |
| Fish Lake | 92 | 15° / 4° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Lambly (Bear) Lake | 93 | 17° / 4° | 9 | Not surveyed |
| Little Pinaus Lake | 96 | 17° / 6° | 10 | Not surveyed |
| Naramata Lake | 93 | 15° / 5° | 13 | Not surveyed |
| Postill Lake | 90 | 15° / 3° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Shannon Lake | 96 | 22° / 8° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Allison Lake | 95 | 20° / 5° | 13 | 39 m |
| Conn Lake | 96 | 19° / 5° | 8 | Not surveyed |
| Ellison Lake | 91 | 22° / 8° | 15 | 4.3 m |
| Idleback Lake | 92 | 14° / 4° | 14 | 6.0 m |
| Tahla Lake | 95 | 18° / 5° | 12 | 8 m |
| Victor Lake | 94 | 18° / 4° | 13 | Not surveyed |
| Waneta Reservoir | 95 | 20° / 7° | 11 | Not surveyed |
| Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) | 95 | 20° / 6° | 11 | Not surveyed |
| Allendale Lake | 90 | 14° / 3° | 12 | 11 m |
| Alleyne Lake | 93 | 18° / 5° | 14 | 35.7 m |
| Bardolph Lake | 95 | 17° / 5° | 10 | 11.3 m |
| Bisson Lake | 91 | 14° / 2° | 11 | Not surveyed |
| Chain Lake | 95 | 19° / 4° | 12 | 6.1 m |
| Duck Lake | 93 | 15° / 4° | 12 | Not surveyed |
| Islaht (Horseshoe) Lake | 88 | 14° / 3° | 16 | 17.1 m |
| Jackpine Lake | 92 | 15° / 3° | 10 | 7.6 m |
| Kidd Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Oyama Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Revelation Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Stringer Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Trout Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Tugulnuit (Tuc-el-nuit) Lake | − | − | − | 7.9 m |
| Allenberg Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Beaver Lake (Swalwell Lake) | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Big Horn Reservoir | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Buck Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Butler Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Doreen Lake | − | − | − | 13.0 m |
| Flyfish Lake (West) | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Greyback Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Grizzly Swamp Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Headwater Lakes (1) Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Hydraulic Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Kathy Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Kidney Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Murphy Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Rampart Lake | − | − | − | 16 m |
| Rickey Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Rose Valley Reservoir | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Rosemond Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Thalia Lake | − | − | − | 30.5 m |
| Vaseux Lake | − | − | − | 26.8 m |
| Westmere Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Wilma Lake | − | − | − | 9.0 m |
| Wood Lake | − | − | − | 33.8 m |
| Boss Lake | − | − | − | 11 m |
| Bouleau Lake | − | − | − | 19.5 m |
| Brunette Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Conkle Lake | − | − | − | 49.4 m |
| Crooked Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Cup Lake | − | − | − | 13.4 m |
| Dobbin Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Dry Lake | − | − | − | 13.5 m |
| E 6-2 Eutsuk Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Eneas Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Flyfish Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Garnet Lake | − | − | − | 17.1 m |
| Goose Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Idabel Lake | − | − | − | 12.8 m |
| Johnny Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| King Edward Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Little Bouleau Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Lost Lake (Near Taweel Lake) | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Madden Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Martin Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Minnow Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Moore Lake | − | − | − | 7.0 m |
| Nevertouch Lake | − | − | − | 17.7 m |
| Nickel Plate Lake | − | − | − | 25.9 m |
| Osoyoos Lake | − | − | − | 63.4 m |
| Peachland Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Pinaus Lake | − | − | − | 53.6 m |
| Ripley Lake | − | − | − | 15 m |
| Skaha Lake | − | − | − | 56.7 m |
| South Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Specs Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Streak Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Sugar Lake | − | − | − | 82.9 m |
| Tommy Lee Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Aberdeen Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Aileen Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Arlington Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Bluey Lake | − | − | − | 18.9 m |
| Brenda Lake | − | − | − | 4.6 m |
| Buck Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Chapman Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Clifford Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Collier Lake | − | − | − | 11 m |
| Crescent Lake | − | − | − | 9 m |
| Damer Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Davis Lake | − | − | − | 17 m |
| Dee Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Eastmere Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Garrison Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Goat Mountain Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Greenbush Lake | − | − | − | 53 m |
| Haggkvist Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Hall Road (Mission) Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Harvey Hall Lake | − | − | − | 15 m |
| Headwater Lakes | − | − | − | 3.4 m |
| Headwater Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Holmes Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Hoodoo Lake | − | − | − | 27.4 m |
| Isintok Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Joan Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Kate Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Keefer Lake | − | − | − | 12.5 m |
| Kentucky Lake | − | − | − | 40.5 m |
| Kump (Lost) Lake | − | − | − | 21.0 m |
| Lassie Lake | − | − | − | 8.8 m |
| Link Lake | − | − | − | 5.2 m |
| Lodwick Lake | − | − | − | 18.0 m |
| Lower Barge Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Mahoney Lake | − | − | − | 18.9 m |
| Meadow Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Munro Lake | − | − | − | 11.3 m |
| Nicklen Lake | − | − | − | 41.15 m |
| Osprey Lake | − | − | − | 10.1 m |
| Pear Lake | − | − | − | 4.5 m |
| Placer Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Robertson Lake | − | − | − | 24 m |
| Sigalet Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Silver Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Square Lake | − | − | − | 21.6 m |
| Stony Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Swalwell Lake | − | − | − | 24.99 m |
| Thone Lake | − | − | − | 15.8 m |
| Wilgress Lake (Loon Lake) | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Williamson Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Wollaston Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Arlington Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Baird Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Bear Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Bear Paw Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Burns Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Canyon Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Christina Lake | − | − | − | 53.9 m |
| Clark Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Cleo Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Copperkettle Lake | − | − | − | 9 m |
| Dale Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Deadman Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Edwin Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Elbow Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Elinor Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Finlayson Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Grassy Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Haddo Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Headwater Lakes | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| High Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Holiday Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Hook Lake | − | − | − | 14.0 m |
| Ideal Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Jacobson Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Jewel Lake | − | − | − | 23.8 m |
| Kaiser Bill Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Lambly Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Lodestone Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Loon Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Loosemore Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Macdonald Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Maloney Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Martin Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Mcculloch Reservoir | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Mirror Lake | − | − | − | 16 m |
| Missezula Lake | − | − | − | 74.1 m |
| Moore Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Noreen Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Pete Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Prosser Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Rottacker Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Ruth Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Sandberg Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Sandrift Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Saturday Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Solco Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Spruce Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| State Lake | − | − | − | 12.0 m |
| Stony Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Sunday Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Taurus (Bull) Lake | − | − | − | 12.2 m |
| Thirsk Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Two Moon Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Vinson Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Wap Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Whitehead Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Williamson Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Xenia Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
| Xenia Lake | − | − | − | Not surveyed |
A dash means we have no observed forecast for that lake right now. We would rather leave it blank than fill it in.
Trout lakes near towns in the Okanagan
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Data from the BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship, the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis, and Sites and Trails BC.