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"The
Fishing Highway"
Sheridan
Lake, Bridge Lake, Lac des Roches, Deka Lake, Sulphurous Lake, are
a few of the main fishing lakes along The Fishing Hwy. Located in
south central British Columbia, on top of the Nehalliston Plateau
at 3,700 feet, southeast of 100 Mile House and north of Kamloops.
Paved Hwy 24 "The Fishing Highway"
runs east to west connecting Hwy 97 "The Gold Rush
Trail" enroute to Alaska and Hwy 5 "The
Jasper Connector". Hwy 24 accesses over 100 pristine
freshwater fishing lakes with many of them classified as walk in
or drive to.
Fishing
Your choices are many, solo or guided fishing, remote fly in fishing,
belly boat, fly fishing, rent a boat or bring your own. Trophy rainbows,
lakers, dolly varden, kokanee, char, brookies, burbot or pop down
to the mighty Thompson River for BC Salmon and Steelhead.
Accommodation
Accommodation varies in style and price, ensuring to fit everyone’s
needs. Lakeshore rustic or fully modern in frame or log design,
many with fireplaces & cooking facilities. You can also find
lakeshore B&B's or motel style units. Want to bring your fifth
wheel? No problem, there are many resorts which offer fully serviced
sites or you can choose from the many un serviced, secluded and
small provincial and forestry campgrounds.
Other
Activities
Tired of fishing? Really? Well anyway you could try out one of our
many restaurants, go canoeing, rent a party barge to swim from,
hike an old Hudson’s Bay Trail, shop for local antiques and
gifts, or how about trail riding by quad or horse back, and don't
forget the snowmobiling and cross country skiing in the winter.
We have a managed trail over 300 km long to explore on your own
or with a guide. Year round there is a flurry of activities...rodeos,
ATV races, fairs, flea markets, fishing derbies, ski competitions,
or just come, sit back and do some armchair wildlife viewing.
Services
You can get pretty well everything you may need, between the outdoor
stores, gift shops, liquor and food stores, all you really need
to bring is your excitement for nature and the great outdoors or
your love of fishing.
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