Trolling or fly fishing? No shortage of quality fly fishing lakes all around Merritt, just check out the GoFishBC “where to fish” map and you’ll have probably 100+ lakes within an hr of Merritt. If trolling, Stump,has much bigger rainbows and Kokanee than Nicola. Mamit Lake, is another great trolling option near Merritt, lots of wild rainbows to 2lbs.
Cheers!
Ukee