Hooker Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hooker Lake sits within Cariboo Regional District in British Columbia. The water sits 905 metres up. It covers about 7 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Williams Lake lies 64 km from the water. Kamloops sits 210 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Hooker Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Anyone new to Hooker Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect July near 16°C and January near -6°C on the long-run figures. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from early April. The season between ice runs from about early April to late November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. On Hooker Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, Niquidet Lake is 2.7 km distant. Nothing on Hooker Lake should be assumed from this page alone.