Stillwater · Volcanic · British Columbia

Peterhope Lake

Peterhope Lake terrain map

Peterhope is a classic clear-water Nicola-plateau fly lake with broad productive shoals and strong Kamloops rainbows.

Fair · Rainbow
Callibaetis Nymph · 12-16
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Good drifting conditions on Peterhope Lake
Water temperature is the limiting factor today, not the wave. Fish dawn or dusk if you go at all, and handle everything with extra care.
56% confidence
What moved it
  • WindSW 22 km/hModerate breeze
Today's fly
CN
Callibaetis Nymph12-16
High-confidence seasonal pick
Conditions on the water
Live gauge
Wind
Moderate breeze
SW 22 km/h
N
SW
from the south-west
Wave40 cm chop
Water temp
Air temp23°C
CloudOvercast
Pressure1013 hPa
Rain · recent0.0 mm

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How to fish it · for Rainbow
When
Ice-off (May) through early summer, and autumn.
Where
Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.
The plan
Plan A

Set up a broadside drift and cover the water systematically. Work a bushy searching pattern on the bob and drop a contrasting nymph on the point.

Plan B

If the main plan is not working, switch to a smaller, more imitative pattern fished slower and deeper. A change of drift angle can also make a difference.

Watch for

Evening tends to be the best period in summer — stay late if you can for a sedge or spinner fall.

Boat — drift

A gentle ripple is ideal for drifting — broadside drift covering the wind lanes should be productive.

Sub-surface · on the nymphunder the surface

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Through the year
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Black MidgeHatch
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Flying AntsHatch
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Gray DrakeHatch
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CallibaetisHatch
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Numbers are intensity 0 (none) to 3 (peak) — a guide, not a guarantee.

Ranked for today
Rainbow fly box
Permits & access
Permit required — see local rules.
  • Gear/quota rules typical
  • Verify current BC regs (Region 3).
What's coming
Plan ahead
5-day outlook
Condition match
49%
Cloud50%
Wind65%
Temp25%

Conditions are away from Peterhope Lake's sweet spot — it usually fishes best in ripple wind with cloud skies.

Other water nearby · 5
About this water

Peterhope is a classic clear-water Nicola-plateau fly lake with broad productive shoals and strong Kamloops rainbows. It rewards the full stillwater game — chironomids over the shoals, leeches and damsels along the drop-offs, and dries to the mayfly and sedge hatches — and gives up the occasional very good fish from its clear water.

Under the surface

Peterhope is a long-revered fly-fishing lake on the Nicola plateau, a clear, productive water with extensive shoals that grow strong Kamloops rainbows. A traditional fly-only-minded lake, it offers excellent chironomid, mayfly and sedge fishing and the chance of a notably large fish from clear water.

Wading: Boat/float tube fishery

  • Lake
  • Volcanic
  • Stillwater
  • Shoal
Why this score
  • summer conditions with overcast skies and breezy wind.
Directions
Seasons & zones
  • Trout 1 May30 November
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