Maze Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, you have Maze Lake. The water sits 930 metres up. Surface area is around 65 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The outline measures near 8.0 km, so local knowledge counts. 108 Mile Ranch is the closest town at 31 km. It is 171 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Maze Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. 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. Fish documented in 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. Maze Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -8°C in January to roughly 16°C in July. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near late November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan any trip to Maze Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, 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. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. If the gate is shut, 130 Mile Lake at 4.9 km is the nearest alternative. Check the current arrangement for Maze Lake.