Drewry Lake in Cariboo Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Look for Drewry Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The setting is lake country bush. At about 30 km of edge, most people fish a single area and learn it well. Size puts it in the front rank of our Cariboo Regional District list. Nearest place of any size is 100 Mile House, 31 km away. Further out sit 108 Mile Ranch (36 km) and Clearwater (57 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Drewry Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list 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. The shape of Drewry Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and -8°C at the bottom of winter. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Averages suggest open water from about mid April through to roughly mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. The season on Drewry Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data shows nothing built here, so treat the whole approach as informal. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Balfour Lake sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Signs at Drewry Lake carry more weight than any list.