Eightythree Lake Fishing near 100 Mile House, British Columbia

• Overview

  Eightythree Lake is set in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. Elevation runs to 1,120 metres. At 1.11 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The perimeter runs near 9.0 km, so plan the walk before you start. Supplies mean a trip to 100 Mile House, 25 km off. 108 Mile Ranch is 34 km away, with Cache Creek at 71 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Eightythree Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Cariboo Regional District, recorded fish include 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. Fish Eightythree Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 14°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. It sets the rhythm of the year at Eightythree Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Bishop Lake sits 3.4 km off and takes the overflow. Check the current arrangement for Eightythree Lake.