Fishing at Tiny Tim Lake, Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, this is Tiny Tim Lake. It lies 987 metres above sea level. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 1.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. It is a small entry by Cariboo Regional District standards. 108 Mile Ranch at 47 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Kamloops, 143 km distant. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Tiny Tim Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Public occurrence data for Cariboo Regional District names sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout, Coho salmon and longnose sucker. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Tiny Tim Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -8°C. The year splits cleanly: hard water, then open water. Winter fishing happens on the ice here, with open water back around mid April. Ice usually gives way near mid April, and forms again about mid November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. On Tiny Tim Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Mapping shows an empty shoreline: no ramp, no jetty, no marked entry. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Kellington Lake, 0.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Tiny Tim Lake.