Pauli Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Pauli Lake is set in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. Land around it is mixed forest. It covers about 8 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Cariboo Regional District list holds plenty of bigger water. Quesnel sits 33 km from here and is the nearest stop. Prince George lies 75 km off, Williams Lake another 127 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Pauli Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Treat Pauli Lake as a water to read rather than to cover.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -9°C to 15°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Once it clears, about early April, the fishing comes on quickly. Climate averages put the opening at about early April and the closing near late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Time your trip to Pauli Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Mapping shows no built access close by; expect to walk in from wherever you can leave the car. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Jimmac Lake sits 4.1 km off and takes the overflow. Nothing on Pauli Lake should be assumed from this page alone.