Two Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Two Lake sits within Cariboo Regional District in British Columbia. Around the bank it is mixed forest. It runs to roughly 29 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. About 3.3 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Hanceville sits 53 km from here and is the nearest stop. Kamloops sits 287 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Two Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Cariboo Regional District records list sockeye salmon, Chinook salmon, bull trout and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Two Lake repays a walk before the first cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The seasonal spread runs -12°C to 14°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. The season between ice runs from about mid April to mid November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Time your trip to Two Lake by conditions rather than dates.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. There is a campsite 150 m from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Ask in the nearest town if you are unsure. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. One Lake sits 0.9 km off and takes the overflow. Treat access at Two Lake as something to verify.