Upper Belemnite Lake in Cariboo Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Upper Belemnite Lake is one of the Cariboo Regional District listings for British Columbia. It sits in pine and birch. This is a pocket water of some 7 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. Our Cariboo Regional District list holds plenty of bigger water. Nearest place of any size is Anahim Lake, 104 km away. Hanceville is 120 km away, with Bella Coola at 164 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Upper Belemnite Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Cariboo Regional District list 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. On Upper Belemnite Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warmest month averages 8°C, the coldest about -10°C. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. Count the season from break-up, usually early June. Climate averages put the opening at about early June and the closing near late October. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. It sets the rhythm of the year at Upper Belemnite Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. Mapping records no facilities at all near this 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. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Belemnite Lake sits 2.1 km off and takes the overflow. Where Upper Belemnite Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.