Thompson-Nicola BC Fishing Report

By Fred Watts, Nicola Valley Outdoors | Last updated: May 1st, 2012

We just added a new Region 3 fishing locations section. It is at its early stage of the development but please visit it regularly as we will add more content to it soon.

Please make sure you go to our Facebook page and click on "like". I am constantly adding updates such as new videos, articles and contests on it. This report is usually updated weekly, so any last minute updates on river conditions, regulation changes etc usually go on our Facebook page right away.

O.K. Game on! Everything is coming off gangbusters now.

The Kane Valley lakes should be all done by the weekend. Harmon Lake was the thickest, but was rotten on Sunday. Most of the others were off or partially and will be ready by now.

Lundbom and Marquart were both a little slow on Sunday, but fish were being caught. Lots of water running in right now so let's hope over the next couple of weeks we get some substantial rising of the water level. I love it when the flats are covered.

Chironomids are starting to hatch well in the lakes that opened earlier. Good possibility of some backswimmers/boatmen having a nuptial flight on a good warm still day. The ants are waiting for a stretch of hot weather to fly out over the lakes and get some big fish eating on top.

Dragons and damsels are slowly starting to make their way to the shallows right now.

The frogs are singing so the bugs will be hatching, and the fish will be eating.

Nicola lake is coming up fast. The fishing should be getting better and better as we go.

The kokanee will be coming on soon. It seems like it was a long winter. Get out and have some fun!

Fred Watts
Nicola Valley Outdoors