Fishing at Boar Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District entry here is Boar Lake, in British Columbia. The surface lies 1,150 metres up. With some 29 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 3.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Nearest place of any size is 100 Mile House, 28 km away. It is 134 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Boar Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The near bank of Boar Lake is often the one people ignore.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 14°C and January near -9°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Boar Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a campsite 310 m from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Neilson Lake is 2.3 km off. Treat access at Boar Lake as something to verify.