Sixteen Mile Lake Fishing near Quesnel, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, this is Sixteen Mile Lake. Land around it is rolling bush. Surface area is around 18 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Shoreline comes to about 1.9 km, small enough to learn in a day. For a base, Quesnel sits 17 km out. Kamloops is the closest city, 296 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Sixteen Mile Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Across Cariboo Regional District, recorded fish include sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon and bull trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Sixteen Mile Lake responds to conditions more than to tactics.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate normals give 15°C for July and -9°C for January. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around early April. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about early April until roughly late November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Sixteen Mile Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. Davey Lake, 1.1 km away, makes the obvious fallback. What applies at Sixteen Mile Lake may have changed since it was mapped.