Horse Lake Fishing near 100 Mile House, British Columbia

• Overview

  Horse Lake lies in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The setting is mixed forest. Around 12.34 sq km of open water: conditions change from one end to the other. Some 31 km of shoreline means conditions can differ from one end to the other. It ranks high for size among our Cariboo Regional District listings. 100 Mile House sits 14 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 116 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Horse Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. 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 and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Horse Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -8°C in January and 15°C in July. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly early April. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. At Horse Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A jetty or pier is mapped about 1.3 km from here. There is camping recorded roughly 1.3 km off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Irish Lake is 6.3 km distant. Treat access at Horse Lake as something to verify.