Hallis Lake Fishing near Quesnel, British Columbia

• Overview

  Hallis Lake is a Cariboo Regional District water, British Columbia side. The bank gives way to rolling bush. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.4 km, and most of it is walkable. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Nearest place of any size is Quesnel, 11 km away. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 287 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Hallis Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Hallis Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 16°C in July and bottoms out near -8°C in January. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around early April. Open water usually runs from early April until about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Hallis Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A parking area is marked roughly 270 m out. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Spruce Lake is 1.5 km distant. What applies at Hallis Lake may have changed since it was mapped.