Fishing Burn Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Cariboo Regional District, Burn Lake is a British Columbia water. The land about it is mixed forest. Surface area is around 29 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The whole outline is near 2.7 km, and most of it is walkable. The town to know is 100 Mile House, 44 km out. The big place round here is Kamloops, 93 km distant. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Burn Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Reported across Cariboo Regional District: sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Treat Burn Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 14°C and January reads -8°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. On Burn Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a campsite 630 m from the water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Dogskin Lake at 1.1 km is the nearest alternative. Nothing on Burn Lake should be assumed from this page alone.