Alexis Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Cariboo Regional District in British Columbia is where Alexis Lake sits. The water sits 1,038 metres up. Roughly 100 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Shoreline length is close to 9.9 km, and each section fishes a little differently. 52 km away sits Hanceville, the nearest town. Kamloops sits 286 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Alexis Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Alexis Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 14°C and January about -12°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. On Alexis Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A pier 450 m from here gives a platform over deeper water. A camping area sits within 1.1 km of here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Two Lake, 1.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position at Alexis Lake before loading the car.