Fishing at Lorin Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Lorin Lake is a Cariboo Regional District water, in British Columbia. It stands 1,277 metres above sea level. At some 2.35 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 12 km in total. It is among the larger waters listed here for Cariboo Regional District. Some 43 km away sits Clearwater, the nearest settlement. 100 Mile House is 46 km and 108 Mile Ranch 51 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Lorin Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Survey and observation records for Cariboo Regional District include 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. Read Lorin Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 13°C in August and bottom out at -8°C in January. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. Average temperatures cross freezing around late April in spring and again near mid November in autumn. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Lorin Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is camping recorded roughly 1.2 km off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. If the gate is shut, Cougar Lake at 3.4 km is the nearest alternative. Check the position at Lorin Lake before loading the car.