Niquidet Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  The Cariboo Regional District end of British Columbia holds Niquidet Lake. The ground round it is mixed forest. With some 69 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 4.8 km in total. Supplies mean a trip to Williams Lake, 66 km off. Beyond it, 108 Mile Ranch at 78 km and 100 Mile House at 90 km. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Niquidet Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. 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. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Niquidet Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -6°C in January. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about late November in an average year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. On Niquidet Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Should this one be busy, Hooker Lake is 2.7 km off. Ask locally about Niquidet Lake if anything is unclear.