Fishing Fifteen Mile Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  You will find Fifteen Mile Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. Everything around it is rolling bush. The water measures roughly 9 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. It is one of the smaller waters we list in Cariboo Regional District. Quesnel lies 16 km from the water. Williams Lake follows at 99 km, then Prince George at 104 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Fifteen Mile Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Reported across Cariboo Regional District: 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. Anyone new to Fifteen Mile Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -9°C in January and 15°C in July. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Break-up comes around early April, and the run that follows is short and strong. In an average year the thaw lands around early April and the freeze near late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Fifteen Mile Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Sixteen Mile Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the current arrangement for Fifteen Mile Lake.