Fishing Datletlal Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Datletlal Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The water sits 999 metres up. At 9 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Nearest place of any size is Anahim Lake, 62 km away. Bella Coola follows at 81 km, then Burns Lake at 149 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Datletlal Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Cariboo Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Datletlal Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 12°C and January about -9°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and late April brings it back. The season between ice runs from about late April to mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. That is the shape of the year on Datletlal Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Squiness Lake, 6.2 km away. Nothing on Datletlal Lake should be assumed from this page alone.