Erlandsen Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, you have Erlandsen Lake. The land about it is pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Most waters listed here for Cariboo Regional District are larger. Hanceville lies 92 km from the water. The big place round here is Vancouver, 285 km distant. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Erlandsen Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Cariboo Regional District records list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Erlandsen Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 12°C in August and bottom out at -9°C in January. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Erlandsen Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Howe Lake, 0.8 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm access to Erlandsen Lake locally before you travel.