Hendrix Lake in Cariboo Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Hendrix Lake is a Cariboo Regional District water, in British Columbia. The ground around here is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 91 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 5.3 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. The closest town, 108 Mile Ranch, is 55 km away. Kamloops sits 162 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Hendrix Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. 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. Anyone new to Hendrix Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 14°C; the cold one sits at -8°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Count the season from break-up, usually mid April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Hendrix Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No made access is recorded, so a short walk in is the likely arrangement. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Gotchen Lake, 8.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Where Hendrix Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.