Deepdown Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District end of British Columbia holds Deepdown Lake. The ground around here is mixed forest. Around 14 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. About 1.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. The nearest place of any size is Quesnel, 79 km away. Kamloops sits 323 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Deepdown Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. 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. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. On Deepdown Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 13°C; by January the average is down near -11°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. Deepdown Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We hold no note on access for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Crater Lake sits 14 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing here settles the position at Deepdown Lake for certain.