Holman Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Holman Lake sits in Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, out in British Columbia. Height above sea level is 881 metres. The water covers some 39 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Roughly 2.8 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Vanderhoof is the closest place, 74 km off. It is 378 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Holman Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. 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. Survey and observation records for Regional District of Fraser-Fort George include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, mountain whitefish and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Holman Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 14°C and January at -11°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near mid November. The first weeks of open water and the last are the ones to plan for. Plan around that when you fish Holman Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Meadow Lake sits 2 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Holman Lake should be assumed from this page alone.