Lottie Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District entry here is Lottie Lake, in British Columbia. The bank gives way to rolling bush. The water covers some 12 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. You are 67 km from Quesnel. Kamloops is the closest city, 299 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lottie Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Lottie Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 12°C and January at -9°C. A full turn of seasons, with the strongest sport on either side of summer. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Lottie Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. If the gate is shut, Westpass Lake at 3.1 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Lottie Lake in what we hold.