One Lake in Cariboo Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, is where One Lake sits. The water sits 1,041 metres up. At about 32 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 3.2 km on foot. For supplies, Hanceville is 54 km out. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 288 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on One Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Species logged across Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to One Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -12°C to 14°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. Winter locks it down, and mid April brings it back. The open-water window runs from around mid April to about mid November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. At One Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. You can camp 920 m off, which suits an early start. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Two Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. What applies at One Lake may have changed since it was mapped.