Inez Lake Fishing near Williams Lake, British Columbia

• Overview

  Inez Lake falls in Cariboo Regional District, part of British Columbia. It stands 967 metres above sea level. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. Most waters listed here for Cariboo Regional District are larger. The nearest place of any size is Williams Lake, 35 km away. It is 227 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Inez Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. 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. Records held for Cariboo Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Inez Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -8°C to 15°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On the long-run averages the water opens up around early April and starts locking again about late November. Spring is short and heavy here; autumn is longer and steadier. Inez Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing on record says whether the bank is open or closed. Mapping records no facilities at all near this water. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. For a change of water, McInnes Lake is 1.5 km distant. Ask locally about Inez Lake if anything is unclear.