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Nicola Valley backcountry fishing adventures

"A lake a day for as long as you stay"

Merritt BC fishing comes easy when you have over 200+ lakes to select from in and around the Nicola Valley. If anything, Merritt, B.C., Canada and the Nicola Valley should be on every lake fisherman's bucket list. For sure it should! The tag line around here is, "A Lake A Day For As Long As You Stay". That alone should, pretty much, sum it up nicely for any of you fishing enthusiast that may have some concerns. There is fish, heck on this recent visit to Lundbom Lake, Brother Fish (aka my brother and co founding partner Colin) has caught 11 rainbow trout so far. And these are not your minnows either. Nope. They are BBQ worthy.

The Big Merritt BC Fishing Question

The big question to ask yourself when coming to the Nicola Valley is which lake are you going to explore? The Experience Nicola Valley blog and Experience Merritt website is a good place to start, HOWEVER that is right after you planned and researched on our ehCanadaTravel.com website of course.

A Lake A Day For As Long As You Stay

The Merritt BC fishing lakes are all over the map here in the Nicola Valley. Some small. Some bigger. Some "way-out" remote. Some easier to access than others. But one thing is clear. All are in the backcountry surrounded by beautiful scenery and nature. And... most likely... you may even come across a cow or two on the journey to your lake. This is ranch country too you know.

The Delayed Answer

Rambling again wasn't I? Let us get back to my original question. Basically I was asking, "... how do you select which of the Merritt BC fishing lakes to adventure with?"

I would guess the answer has a lot to do with what you are driving and what you plan on doing at the lake. In our case it is a motorhome pulling a jeep and we want camping, fishing and mountain biking. This criteria limits our options greatly because of the rig we are driving not the activities we seek. Of the hundreds of lakes, most are accessed by off roading, hiking, biking and horseback riding. Most of these lakes do not have power, sani-dumps, cell service and paved roads. There is definitely no resorts, B&Bs and McDonald"s drive thru. No these lakes are all "rough-neck" upscale with pit toilets and picnic tables. Others call it "off grid". We call it paradise.

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