103 Mile Lake Fishing near 100 Mile House, British Columbia

• Overview

  British Columbia holds 103 Mile Lake, in Cariboo Regional District. The surroundings are mixed forest. Around 37 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. A shoreline of some 3.4 km keeps the choices simple. Start from 100 Mile House, 4 km down the road. Beyond it, 108 Mile Ranch at 8.6 km and Williams Lake at 77 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on 103 Mile Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish this water to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -8°C in January up to 16°C in July. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On this water the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. For a change of water, Tatton Lake is 3.9 km distant. The position on this water is worth confirming on the day.