Fishing Hathaway Lake in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Hathaway Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The setting is lake country bush on every side. At 1.54 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. The margin runs to about 9.0 km in total. 100 Mile House sits 31 km from here and is the nearest stop. For a city, Kamloops is 116 km off. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Hathaway Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Reported across Cariboo Regional District: sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Hathaway Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°C in January and 14°C in August. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Time your trip to Hathaway Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Season dates differ by species, so read the table. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Apollo Lake sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position at Hathaway Lake before loading the car.