Ten Mile Lake Fishing near Quesnel, British Columbia

• Overview

  Ten Mile Lake stands in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. It sits at 705 metres above sea level. At 2.70 sq km this is proper open water rather than a pond. You are looking at roughly 7.9 km of shoreline, with plenty of water between access points. It ranks high for size among our Cariboo Regional District listings. The nearest town is Quesnel, 12 km away. For a city, Kamloops is 306 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Ten Mile Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Records held for Cariboo Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Ten Mile Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -9°C. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Count the season from break-up, usually early April. The open-water window runs from around early April to about late November in an average year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Ten Mile Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public data records a boat ramp 870 m out. A parking area is marked roughly 550 m out. A campsite lies 1.1 km away for anyone staying over. Mapping shows a picnic spot within 1.3 km. Facilities include toilets around 1.1 km from here. Sort the permit out before you load the car. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Confirm before you fish Ten Mile Lake.