Tommy Archie Lake Fishing in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Tommy Archie Lake is listed under Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia. The water sits 990 metres up. It runs to roughly 20 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Clearwater sits 46 km from the bank. Beyond it, 100 Mile House at 62 km and 108 Mile Ranch at 62 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Tommy Archie Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Tommy Archie Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -8°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. Winter shuts the surface down for months. After early April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Open water usually runs from early April until about late November. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. It holds true on Tommy Archie Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Whale Lake sits 4.9 km off and takes the overflow. The position on Tommy Archie Lake is worth confirming on the day.