Moose Lake Fishing near 108 Mile Ranch, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Cariboo Regional District, Moose Lake is a British Columbia water. Height above sea level is 1,174 metres. Surface area is around 29 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. A shoreline of some 2.6 km keeps the choices simple. 108 Mile Ranch at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 139 km away. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Moose Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names 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. Moose Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Average temperature peaks around 14°C in July and bottoms out near -8°C in January. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The lid usually goes in mid April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It holds true on Moose Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. You will be walking about 1.4 km from the nearest car park. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Grebe Lake is 0.4 km off. Where Moose Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.