Little Holden Lake Fishing near 100 Mile House, British Columbia

• Overview

  Little Holden Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. This is pine and birch country. At about 24 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 2.1 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. 100 Mile House sits 17 km from the bank. It is 135 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Little Holden Lake

  Depth is not on record here, which means reading the ground instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Treat Little Holden Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 14°C on average, January about -8°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. Averages place the thaw at mid April and the freeze at mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Anyone fishing Little Holden Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Holden Lake at 2.4 km is the nearest alternative. Treat access at Little Holden Lake as something to verify.