Location:
Headwater Lakes are located approximately 29 km. (18 mi.) northwest
of the town of Peachland,
British Columbia.
Turn
off Highway #97 on to Princeton Avenue. When you reach the gravel
road, travel another 6 km. Keep left on gravel road at the Y, stay
on Peachland Main Road until you reach the lake (approx 21 km).
There
are many signs marking the way.
Resorts
& Campsites:
1 resort can be found on Headwater Lake #1.
Headwates
Lake #3 BC Recreation Site is located on Headwater Lake #3. About
27 km (17 miles) west of Peachland - drive west for about 30 minutes
from the junction of Highway 97 and Princeton Avenue in Peachland
on the old Brenda Mine Site road. This is a small treed no-fee recreation
site with 7 campsites. It offers camping, fishing and snowmobiling.
Facilities include boat launch, tables and toilets.
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Fishing
Report: Headwater Lake #1 is one lake in a chain of 4
lakes. They are called Headwater #1, #2, #3 and #4. Headwater Lake
#1 is the largest lake in the chain and supports a fine Eastern
Brook trout fishery, caught either by fly fishing or trolling, often
reaching 3 lbs. or better. Rainbow trout are also found in the chain
and stocking is used to maintain a quality fishery with good numbers
of trout.
Be
sure to visit Fishbc.com
for angling information!
Nearby
Lakes
Crescent
Lake:
Crescent
Lake, a small 30 ha. (74 ac.) lake, located on the road to Whitehead
(just west of Headwater Lake) provides a Rainbow fishery for trout
up to 2 lbs. Spring and fall months are the best times to fish
Crescent either with flies or by trolling small lures and spinning
gear. Located at the lake is a BC Recreation Site 10 vehicle no-fee
campsite with cartop boat launching and tables.
See
Chain Lake for more lakes in the nearby area.
Note:
Always check your current BC Fishing regulations before you start
fishing a new lake.
