Kenny Lake near Williams Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  British Columbia holds Kenny Lake, in Cariboo Regional District. The water sits 902 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 10 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Around 1.3 km of margin, front to back. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. 30 km away sits Williams Lake, the nearest town. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 237 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Kenny Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list 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. Read Kenny Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 15°C and January near -9°C. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. Ice-out usually falls in early April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. On average, early April opens the water and late November closes it again. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Kenny Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Wilkie Lake is 4.5 km off. For Kenny Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.