Fishing at Edney Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Out in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, sits Edney Lake. Height above sea level is 859 metres. It runs to roughly 33 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 2.7 km of margin, front to back. Head to Williams Lake, 52 km away, for anything you forgot. Kamloops is the closest city, 219 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Edney Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Cariboo Regional District records list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Fish Edney Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -7°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly late November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. It sets the rhythm of the year at Edney Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Moorhouse Lake, 2.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Edney Lake in particular, ask before you travel.