No Name Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  No Name Lake falls in Cariboo Regional District, part of British Columbia. It lies 1,095 metres above sea level. The water covers some 24 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. There is roughly 2.2 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. For a base, Clearwater sits 54 km out. Kamloops is the closest city, 150 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on No Name Lake

  There is no recorded depth, so work from what you can see. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Survey and observation records for Cariboo Regional District 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. Fish No Name Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 14°C for July and -8°C for January. Fishing here follows the temperature more than the calendar. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough mid April. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. That is the shape of the year on No Name Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A campsite is mapped about 220 m away, which makes an early start easier. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Hidden Lake at 1.5 km is the nearest alternative. Where No Name Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.