Moffat Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District entry here is Moffat Lake, in British Columbia. The country here is rolling bush. At 6 hectares it is the sort of place you fish for an evening rather than a day. It is a small entry by Cariboo Regional District standards. Quesnel sits 36 km from the bank. The big place round here is Kamloops, 264 km distant. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Moffat Lake

  Depth figures are not published for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Records held for Cariboo Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Moffat Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -8°C to 15°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around early April. Ice clears near early April and comes back about late November in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Anyone fishing Moffat Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where parking is tight, arriving early solves most problems. Eveline Lake at 2.3 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Moffat Lake if anything is unclear.