Haggen Lake near Chase: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Haggen Lake is a Thompson-Nicola Regional District water, in British Columbia. It stands 715 metres above sea level. About 9 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. The nearest place of any size is Chase, 7.7 km away. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 45 km away. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Haggen Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Thompson-Nicola Regional District cover Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Haggen Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 16°C, with January the cold end at about -7°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Break-up near early April, freeze-up near late November: that is the shape of an average year. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Haggen Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. For a change of water, Harper Lake is 2.1 km distant. Check the current arrangement for Haggen Lake.