Fishing Ogre Lake in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Within Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia, you have Ogre Lake. The bank is 1,686 metres above sea level. Surface area runs to about 10 hectares — small enough to read in one session. With about 1.4 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. It sits higher than most water we list in British Columbia. Some 19 km away sits Pemberton, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Coquitlam, 134 km away. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Ogre Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Chum salmon among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Ogre Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 13°C and January about -7°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Ice-out usually falls in late April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Ice clears near late April and comes back about mid November in a typical year. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Ogre Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. A camping area sits within 300 m of here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Cerulean Lake, 3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Check the position on Ogre Lake before loading the car.