Okanagan Lake Fishing Charters
135 kilometres of glacial blue water through the heart of the Okanagan Valley — our home lake. Home to trophy Gerrard-strain rainbow trout AND kokanee salmon. The trophy-rainbow photos on this site? Almost all caught right here.
Clear water, rolling hills, vineyards along the shore
Okanagan Lake runs from Vernon in the north to Penticton in the south, with Kelowna at its widest point. The water is clear and cold — perfect for cold-water species — and the shoreline is some of the most recognizable scenery in southern BC. A fishing charter on Okanagan Lake is as much a sightseeing trip as a fishing trip, whether or not the fish are cooperating.
Quick facts
- Length
- ~135 km
- Max depth
- ~232 m
- Launch near
- Kelowna, BC
- Species
- Trophy Gerrard-strain rainbow trout + kokanee salmon
- Best season
- Year-round — kokanee peak May–August, rainbow trout fish all 12 months
- Charter rate
- $150 CAD / hour, 3 seats · up to 5 people
What we target
Trophy Gerrard-strain rainbow trout are the headline fish — Okanagan Lake holds rainbows with occasional trophy-class fish, and the photos all over this site were taken right here. We troll Apex plugs and large spoons on downriggers along main-lake structure, working the deep stretches between Knox Mountain, Mission Creek and Squally Point.
Kokanee salmon — small, hard-fighting, excellent eating — are the second target. Landlocked sockeye that respond beautifully to downrigger trolling with small hoochies and dodgers, 60–110 feet down in summer. Half-day trips often mix both species.
We run an artificial-only program on every trip — no live bait. Gentler on released trophy fish and a competitive differentiator over operators who still run worms.
Book an Okanagan Lake charter
Kelowna-based · 7 days a week · from $350
