Fishing Benny Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District entry here is Benny Lake, in British Columbia. The water sits 967 metres up. Surface area is around 57 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 4.2 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. The town to know is Williams Lake, 73 km out. Kamloops sits 220 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Benny Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Benny Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -7°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Benny Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Failing this one, try Freshette Lake, 0.8 km away. Nothing on Benny Lake should be assumed from this page alone.