the Granby River and its tributary creeks (the Almond, Lynch, Burrell, and Miller) near Grand Forks. There is good troll- or spin-fishing for bigmouth and smallmouth bass, along with tasty kokanee, whitefish, and some bragging-rights rainbow trout in Christina Lake, at the eastern end of the region.
Okanagan Visitors flock to the sunny Okanagan’s warm-water lakes to enjoy swimming, waterskiing, and windsurfing, buy freshly-picked fruit and vegetables from roadside stands, and take tours of vineyards and wineries that make world-renowned, award-winning red, white, and ice wines. Those interested in arts can attend numerous craft shows, music festivals, and other cultural events, while golf enthusiasts can tee-off at more than 50 courses. Powder hounds will love downhill skiing and boarding on fine-grained, dry snow at eight famed resorts, with plenty more backcountry trails throughout the region for ski-touring or snow-shoeing. The valley has a well-deserved reputation as a vacation paradise.
The Okanagan is an angler’s destination anytime of the year. Okanagan and Kalamalka lakes dominate the region, but in the surrounding hills, there are hundreds of small, pristine backcountry ponds that await your lines. During the full heat of summer, high elevation keeps the waters of the region’s high-mountain gems cooler and algae-free. Whether you explore the major valley lakes or take in the stunning, serene beauty of a small mountain lake, a multitude of fishing opportunities during the spring, summer and fall combine with ice- fishing during the winter (note that some lakes are closed to ice-fishing). For trollers who have gear that can get down to trophy rainbow trout, and lake char that can top 10 kilograms, 130-kilometre-long Lake
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Okanagan and azure Kalamalka Lake are the waters to fish. Penticton, Peachland, Vernon, Kelowna, and Summerland offer many resorts, campgrounds, boat launches, and marine services. Be sure to take an informative tour of the FFSBC fish hatchery in Summerland. Entering the Lake Country
region from the west along Highway 97, Pinaus and Bolean lakes (near the town of Falkland) boast good fishing for stocked rainbow trout. From the eastern side, Sugar and Mabel lakes (together with smaller Echo Lake to the northeast of Lumby) can deliver trophy-sized rainbow trout,
Dolly Varden, and lake char, along with swarms of delicious kokanee. At Mabel Lake, there is a specially regulated opening (from about late July until mid-September) for mature chinook salmon, where you might hook a trophy tyee weighing more than 20 kilograms. In the hills southeast of Vernon, fly-casters will find Flyfish, Dee, and Island lakes generously stocked with rainbow trout that are pushovers for feathers and tinsel. Others small lakes worth a visit include Wood, Oyama, Burnett, Crooked, Osprey, Duck, and Beaver for small, stocked rainbows, and Becker Lake for those dry fly-
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