Conditions
Okanagan Lake fishing conditions
Everything you need to choose a date: the sky this week, the wind hour by hour, when the fish are most likely to feed, and which month is worth flying in for. All of it for our dock, not a nearby town.
Next seven days at the dock
West Kelowna Yacht Club, West Kelowna · forecast by Open-Meteo
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A forecast is not a decision. Wind on a lake 135 km long is extremely local, and Geoff calls it on the morning. If it is unsafe we reschedule you rather than take your money.
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Three things worth checking before you book
Feeding times · Oct 5
Today's feeding windows
Major
07:25 AM – 10:25 AM
07:52 PM – 10:52 PM
Minor
11:52 PM – 01:52 AM
03:44 PM – 05:44 PM
Light
Sunrise 07:08 AM
Sunset 06:32 PM
Waning crescent, 25% lit. Majors are three hours around the moon overhead and underfoot, minors two hours around moonrise and moonset. How this is worked out, and the next sixty days
October on Okanagan Lake
You are in trophy season
- Average high14°C
- Average low7°C
- Wet days35%
- Trophy seasonYes
Trophy season opens. The big rainbows start coming up to feed.
Every month, and when to come for a big one · This week's wind
Common questions
What is the weather like on Okanagan Lake for fishing?
Warm and dry in summer, cold and often wet from late autumn through winter. The counter-intuitive part is that the cold months fish far better, which is why the boat is heated and covered.
What should I check before booking a date?
Wind first, because it is the only thing that regularly moves a trip. Then the month, if you are choosing when to visit at all. Feeding times last, to pick between two otherwise equal mornings.
Do you cancel for bad weather?
We reschedule rather than cancel. If conditions are unsafe we will not go out, and your 25% non-refundable deposit at the time of booking carries over to a date that works.
Got a week in mind?
Call or text Geoff with the dates and he will tell you straight whether they are any good.