Little Alexis Lake in Cariboo Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Little Alexis Lake lies in Cariboo Regional District, in British Columbia. It sits at 1,038 metres above sea level. Around 12 hectares of surface means several distinct areas to work. The full circuit measures close to 1.6 km on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Hanceville is the closest town at 50 km. Further out sit Williams Lake (95 km) and Quesnel (106 km). It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Little Alexis Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Little Alexis Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 14°C and January at -12°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. The season on Little Alexis Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. A jetty or pier is mapped about 680 m from here. A campsite is mapped about 1.2 km away, which makes an early start easier. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Should this one be busy, Alexis Lake is 2.1 km off. Ask locally about Little Alexis Lake if anything is unclear.