Fishing at Lincoln Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Lincoln Lake is one of the Cariboo Regional District waters in British Columbia. Elevation runs to 1,221 metres. It measures about 16 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. The bank runs about 2.9 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Most waters listed here for Cariboo Regional District are larger. Hanceville at 93 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Vancouver, 284 km distant. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Lincoln Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Cariboo Regional District cover 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. On Lincoln Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 13°C on average, January about -8°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Once it clears, about mid April, the fishing comes on quickly. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. It holds true on Lincoln Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Howe Lake at 1.2 km is the nearest alternative. For Lincoln Lake in particular, ask before you travel.