Quesnel Lake

Lake Cariboo Chilcotin Coast Crown Land (Free)

About this spot

Quesnel Lake is a lake located in the Cariboo Chilcotin Coast area of British Columbia. This waterbody sits on British Columbia Crown land open to anglers holding a valid BC fishing licence. British Columbia's crown land lakes support a diverse range of species including rainbow trout, cutthroat trout, kokanee, and northern pike.

Location

Fish Species

No species reported for this spot yet.

Ice fishing on Quesnel Lake

Quesnel Lake is in fishing Region 5 (Cariboo). BC has no separate ice fishing season, so the regular rules apply through the ice: the 2025-2027 synopsis lists rules of its own for this water, shown below, on top of the regional quotas.

Quesnel Lake · MU 5-15

No Fishing southwest of a line between fishing boundary signs on opposite shores of Horsefly Bay, Mar 1-May 31
No Fishing in North Arm, north of a line between Watt and Service Creeks, Mar 1-May 31
Lake trout daily quota = 5 (any size); rainbow trout daily quota = 2 (none over 50 cm); bull trout catch and release
Bait ban, barbless hook

Region 5 daily quotas

Trout/char: 5, but not more than 1 over 50 cm, 2 from streams, 1 Dolly Varden/bull trout and 2 lake trout. Release all steelhead, lake trout Oct 1-Nov 30, and bull trout from streams Aug 1-Oct 31.
Bass: 0 quota, closed to all fishing
Burbot: 5
Kokanee: 5 (none from streams)

All Region 5 quotas, closed and aerated lakes →

On the ice anywhere in BC

Ice fish with one line and one lure, artificial fly or other terminal attractor.
You are legally responsible for warning other people of your ice hole.
Remove your ice hut before ice breakup.

Nearest snow station: Penfold Creek (1,740 m, 37 km away), 17 cm on November 5.

Source: BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis 2025-2027, matched to this water by name and management unit. Check in-season changes on the same page. No regulation makes ice safe: test it yourself. Ice fishing in BC guide.