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courtesy of The Rustic Resort at Thuya Lakes
Location:
To reach the Thuya Lakes area from Kamloops
take the Yellowhead (Hwy #5) north to Little Fort. At Little Fort
turn west (left) on hwy 24 and drive for about 15 kms. (9.3 miles).
Thuya Lake access road is found on the south (left) side of Hwy
24. Follow signs and main road to Thuya Lakes Lodge 9 kms. (5.6
miles) south of Hwy 24.
Photo
courtesy of The Rustic Resort at Thuya Lakes
Resorts
& Campsites:
One resort, The Rustic Resort at Thuya Lakes, which is located between
Thuya and Island lake, provides 8 rustic log cabins with boats.
No camping sites. This resort is the only resort in an area that
includes 30 excellent, small, remote, wilderness fishing lakes with
most accessable only by trail, however, the resort keeps boats on
many of them.
BC Adventure Network members serving this area:
The Rustic Resort: Fishing as good as it gets! Our resort just north of Kamloops has over 30 lakes joined by streams, naturally reproducing with wild Kamloops trout, perfect for flyfishing and float tubing. Enjoy hiking trails into lakes, mountain biking, the wildlife or just t... more
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Photo
courtesy of The Rustic Resort at Thuya Lakes
Fishing
Report: Excellent fly fishing for wild Kamloops Rainbow
trout. A fishery that produces well right through the fishing season.
Fast action for rainbows that range from small up to the 6 lb. class.
Thuya and Island lake, which are roughly the same size are the largest
in the area; see nearby lakes for the names of some excellent smalll
nearby hike-in lakes.
Viewscape:
Thuya lake, the main lake in this area is quite flat on its north
side. The east, west and south sides have gentle rolling hills with
moderate slopes. Deciduous growth consists of willow and alder while
lodgepole pine and spruce make up the coniferous forest.
Shoreline:
Minor rock outcroppings and sedge grass are found in the 1st. 2
m. (6.6 ft.) of land from the lakes edge. The shoreline substrate
is composed of angular and round material with approximately 40%
of the lakes surface area having a sparse plant cover.
Nearby
Lakes
Island, Dot, Disappointment, Young's Summit, Trail's End, Pearl,
Robinson, Kevin, Boot, Jackpine, Randy, Jeremy, Two Match Lakes
and Scot. Explore them all either with belly boats or by the resorts
boats that are left on them. These lakes offer lots of variety
and great action for rainbows all the way up to 6 lbs.
Note:
Always check your current BC Fishing regulations before you start
fishing a new lake. Be sure to visit Fishbc.com
for angling information!
