Reservoir Lake Fishing Guide, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Reservoir Lake lies in Cariboo Regional District, in British Columbia. The surface lies 794 metres up. About 5 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Cariboo Regional District list. Head to Williams Lake, 4.6 km away, for anything you forgot. Beyond it, 108 Mile Ranch at 69 km and Hanceville at 70 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Reservoir Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Survey and observation records for Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Reservoir Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 15°C in July and bottom out at -8°C in January. The year runs cold to warm and back, with clear transitions. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough early April. Ice usually gives way near early April, and forms again about late November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. At Reservoir Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Minton Lake, 4.3 km away. Treat Reservoir Lake as unsettled until someone local tells you otherwise.