Blue Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Blue Lake is set in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The country here is lake country bush. It measures about 12 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. There is roughly 1.5 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Nearest place of any size is Quesnel, 33 km away. It is 267 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Blue 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. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Blue Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 16°C and January about -9°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Averages suggest open water from about early April through to roughly late November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Time your trip to Blue Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. The map shows no ramp or car park nearby, so this is a walk-in water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Failing this one, try Eveline Lake, 2.4 km away. None of that is settled for Blue Lake in what we hold.