Upper Wiggins Lake near Williams Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Out in Cariboo Regional District, British Columbia, sits Upper Wiggins Lake. Elevation runs to 1,145 metres. It measures about 20 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Around 1.9 km of margin, front to back. Williams Lake sits 30 km from the bank. 108 Mile Ranch is 69 km and 100 Mile House 81 km. No boundary runs near, so the local rules hold throughout.

• Where to Fish on Upper Wiggins Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Reported across Cariboo Regional District: 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. Read Upper Wiggins Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 14°C in August and bottom out at -8°C in January. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around mid April. Break-up sits around mid April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Early summer and early autumn carry the open-water season. Upper Wiggins Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The rules here are undocumented as far as public sources go. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. We find no slipway, car park or made path within a short radius, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. The nearest alternative is Solomon Lake, 2.1 km out. Nothing here settles the position at Upper Wiggins Lake for certain.