Ketcham Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Ketcham Lake is one of the Cariboo Regional District listings for British Columbia. The water sits 1,005 metres up. Surface area runs to about 5 hectares — small enough to read in one session. It is a small entry by Cariboo Regional District standards. Quesnel is the closest town at 66 km. Kamloops is the closest city, 304 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Ketcham Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Take Ketcham Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 13°C. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Plan any trip to Ketcham Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. 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. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Should this one be busy, Westpass Lake is 4.1 km off. Confirm before you fish Ketcham Lake.