Kilgore Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Kilgore Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. It lies 1,019 metres above sea level. With some 24 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The edge runs 2.6 km or so, easy to work in an afternoon. Williams Lake lies 30 km from the water. Then 108 Mile Ranch, 57 km, and 100 Mile House, 70 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Kilgore Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Across Cariboo Regional District, recorded fish include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Kilgore Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 15°C; the cold one sits at -8°C. A solid cap is the normal state through winter. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from mid April. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly late November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. The season on Kilgore Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Mapping is blank for access, so scout the approach before committing the car. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where the road in crosses private land, ask first. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Miocene Lake, 2.6 km away, makes the obvious fallback. None of that is settled for Kilgore Lake in what we hold.