Moore Lake Fishing near Lillooet, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Thompson-Nicola Regional District, British Columbia, you have Moore Lake. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. The water covers some 11 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The full circuit measures close to 2.2 km on foot. Lillooet is the closest town at 56 km. Cache Creek is 73 km away, with Ashcroft at 81 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Moore Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Thompson-Nicola Regional District cover Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. The shape of Moore Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 12°C in August and bottoms out near -8°C in January. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Look for the thaw near early May; the fishing lifts straight after. Averages suggest open water from about early May through to roughly mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. That is the shape of the year on Moore Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. 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. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Schraeder Lake at 10 km is the nearest alternative. For Moore Lake in particular, ask before you travel.