Fishing at Round Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Cariboo Regional District in British Columbia is where Round Lake sits. The water sits 1,096 metres up. It measures about 52 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. A shoreline of some 2.9 km keeps the choices simple. 100 Mile House at 24 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Kamloops, 107 km distant. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Round Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Cariboo Regional District include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Round Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -9°C in January to roughly 15°C in August. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard water holds through the cold months, breaking up near mid April. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. On Round Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Wilkinson Lake is 1 km distant. For Round Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.