Okanagan Lake

Lake Thompson Okanagan Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Okanagan Lake is a lake located in the Thompson Okanagan area of British Columbia. This waterbody sits on British Columbia Crown land open to anglers holding a valid BC fishing licence. British Columbia's crown land lakes support a diverse range of species including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, kokanee, and northern pike.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Ice fishing on Okanagan Lake

Okanagan Lake is in fishing Region 8 (Okanagan). BC has no separate ice fishing season, so the regular rules apply through the ice: the 2025-2027 synopsis lists rules of its own for this water, shown below, on top of the regional quotas.

Okanagan Lake · MU 8-10

Rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (only one over 50 cm), bass daily quota = 8, yellow perch daily quota = 20
Speed restrictions or no vessels (as buoyed and signed), various locations

Region 8 daily quotas

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm and 4 from streams (only 2 over 30 cm). You may also keep 20 brook trout from streams. Release bull trout (Dolly Varden) from streams.
Bass: 0 quota, closed to fishing (see tables for exceptions)
Burbot: 2
Crappie: 20

All Region 8 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

On the ice anywhere in BC

Ice fish with one line and one lure, artificial fly or other terminal attractor.
You are legally responsible for warning other people of your ice hole.
Remove your ice hut before ice breakup.

Nearest snow station: Whiterocks Mountain (1,800 m, 21 km away), 13 cm on November 2.

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, matched to this water by name and management unit. Check in-season changes on the same page. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in BC guide.