Location: From the city of Kamloops travel east for 27 km. (17 mi.), on Hwy. #1 (Trans Canada Hwy.). Turn south (right) onto Hwy. #97 at the Monte Creek junction. Travel for 45 km. (28 mi.) to the community of Falkland. Drive 1 km. (0.6 mi.) past Falkland and turn left onto Silvernails Road. Travel 1.3 km. (0.8 mi.) and then take the left fork, onto Ord Road. At 9.9 km (6 mi.) you will cross a cattleguard at 10.6 km. (6.6 mi.), turn left at the Bolean Lake Fishing Resort sign. Travel a very short distance (150 m./492 ft.) and turn right (left goes to a BCFS campsite) and travel 250 m. (820 ft.) to the lodge. Bolean Lake can also be reached by travelling north on Hwy. #97 from the city of Vernon.

Resorts & Campsites: 1 resort, complete with cabins, smoke house, store, ice house, and boat rentals can be found on Bolean. A very scenic timbered 8 vehicle BCFS campsite with a good cartop boat launch can also be found on the lake.

Fishing Report: Bolean provides a good Rainbow fishery for trout up to 2-1/2 lbs. Leeches, Gammarus shrimp along with Chironomids, Damselfly, Caddisfly and Dragonflies provide good food sources for these trout. Of course, fly fishing is very popular, but trolling with small lures, flatfish and spinning gear also meet with good sucess.

Viewscape: Situated near the top of a plateau in the Spa Hills, Bolean is surrounded by gently rolling hills forested in Balsam fir and Englemann spruce. Cutblocks can be seen on the west and southeast sides.

Shoreline: Bolean is surrounded by a 1-2 m. (3.3-6.6 ft.) band of sedge, which widens to 5-7 m. (16-23 ft.) along the south shore. Dead conifers also surround the lake with sparse deciduous growth along the shoreline. The lake is shallow in the south half, and a small island can be found halfway along the the length of the lake near the east shore. The north half of the lake drops off sharply to a maximum depth of 12 m. (39.4 ft.). There is very little aquatic vegitation, and the substrate is mainly organic overlaying rock.

Nearby Lakes

Spanish Lake - Spanish Lake is 8 ha. (19.8 ac.) in size and lies at an elevation of 823 m. (2729 ft.). Spanish Lake can be found by turning south (right) off the road to Bolean and following this rough road to the lake. This stocked lake produces Rainbow trout to 2+ lbs. A small 4 vehicle BCFS campsite with good cartop boat launching is available at the lake.

Note: Always check your current BC Fishing regulations before you start fishing a new lake.