Nine Mile Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Nine Mile Lake sits within Cariboo Regional District in British Columbia. The country round it is rolling bush from end to end. This is a pocket water of some 5 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Cariboo Regional District standards. For supplies, Quesnel is 66 km out. Prince George follows at 115 km, then Williams Lake at 120 km. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Nine Mile Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Across Cariboo Regional District, recorded fish include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Nine Mile Lake decides where the fish sit.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 12°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Open water usually runs from late April until about mid November. Late spring and early autumn carry the year between them. Nine Mile Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. 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. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Eight Mile Lake sits 1.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at Nine Mile Lake may have changed since it was mapped.