Herkyelthtie Lake Fishing near Quesnel, British Columbia

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Herkyelthtie Lake, in Cariboo Regional District. It lies 892 metres above sea level. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Shoreline comes to about 1.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. Nearest town is Quesnel, 28 km off. The big place round here is Kamloops, 323 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Herkyelthtie Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Herkyelthtie Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 14°C, while January sits near -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. That shapes the year on Herkyelthtie Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. The nearest alternative is Emerald Lake, 8.5 km out. Treat access at Herkyelthtie Lake as something to verify.