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Bouchie Lake

MU 5-13, Cariboo
53.0356° N, 122.6264° W

Map of Bouchie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.122°39.5′W122°39′W122°38.5′W122°38′W122°37.5′W122°37′W53°01.8′N53°02′N53°02.2′N53°02.5′NBouchie Lake0250500 mNMap of Bouchie Lake: the shoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, the roads round it from the BC Digital Road Atlas and the traced road in.122°38′W122°37′W53°01.5′N53°02′N53°02.5′NBouchie Lake0500 mN
WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.
Surface area
136ha
Maximum depth
7.3m
24 ft
Elevation
689m

Bouchie Lake is located west of the city of Quesnel across the Fraser River. Travel up the paved Nazko road for approximately 13 km (8mi) to this popular

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Trophy fish at Bouchie Lake

Bouchie Lake is known for trophy Rainbow trout to 6 lb.

  • Rainbow trout to 6 lb

Trophy sizes this lake is known for, not a typical catch. They are historical records from our own big fish list, with no date on file, not recent catches.

Bouchie Lake at a glance

Region
Cariboo
Management unit
MU 5-13
Species
Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1972), Longnose Sucker (last recorded 1972), Rainbow Smelt (last recorded 1950), Sucker (General) (last recorded 1950)The newest of these fish records is from 2026.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size
Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Ice fishing
No ice fishing closure on file
Coordinates
53.0356, -122.6264

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Fish on record at Bouchie Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
SpeciesFirst recordedLast recordedRecords
Rainbow Trout1928202667
Steelhead197219721
Longnose Sucker195019724
Rainbow Smelt195019501
Sucker (General)195019501

A year is when the Province last recorded the fish here, not a statement that it is caught today.

How to fish Bouchie Lake

Best times of year at Bouchie Lake

  • May - June
  • September - October

Bouchie Lake fishing regulations

We have no lake specific regulations on file for Bouchie Lake yet.

Getting to Bouchie Lake

There are no campsites or facilities available at the lake, closest accommodation, facilities and services are in Quesnel.

2.1 km of traced road to the shore by way of Bradshaw Rd, Norwood Rd and Bonny Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface. It stops 540 m short of the shore.

The road route traced to Lake shore at Bouchie Lake, 2.1 km.Start of the traceLake shore1 km
The route traced over the BC Digital Road Atlas. A trace is a line on a map, not a report on the road: check conditions before you drive it.

Coordinates: 53.0356, -122.6264

Depth chart for Bouchie Lake

7.3 mdeepest

Bouchie Lake runs to 7.3 m (24 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Bouchie Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1973.

The ice year at Bouchie Lake, modelled

Modelled from air temperature, not an ice report. It says nothing about whether ice will hold you.

In the model Bouchie Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 7 November and 24 November, and ice-off between 7 April and 3 May. The median winter freezes on 13 November and opens on 21 April.

Modelled ice season at Bouchie Lake: freeze-up most winters between 7 November and 24 November, ice-off between 7 April and 3 May.OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunFreeze-upIce-offabout 158 days in the median winter

the middle half of modelled winters the median ice cover in the median winter

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 17 November 2024 to 5 April 2025, 139 days.

No ice fishing closure is recorded for Bouchie Lake, so the general regional regulations apply.

Whether a lake is open to ice fishing says nothing about whether its ice will hold you. Ice conditions vary year to year and across a single lake. Check locally before going out, every time.

Bouchie Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Bouchie Lake is 1.1 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

  • +1.1 Csince the 1960s
  • 3.2 Caverage year now
  • 2.0 Caverage year then
  • -11 daysbelow freezing, change
Average year at Bouchie Lakedegrees C, yearly mean
-1 C3 C6 C1960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C
1011421831960198020002020

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Bouchie Lake

The forecast on this lake's own coordinate, refreshed through the day. The app reads these seven days for fishing and scores each one.

DaySkyHigh / lowWindRainPressure
Tue 20 OctMainly clear10° / -1°14 km/h, gusts 31drySteady
Wed 21 OctOvercast10° / 0°10 km/h, gusts 20dryFalling (-9.3 hPa)
Thu 22 OctLight drizzle8° / -1°9 km/h, gusts 241 mmRising (+4.5 hPa)
Fri 23 OctOvercast6° / -2°5 km/h, gusts 14dryRising (+12.1 hPa)
Sat 24 OctOvercast7° / 0°12 km/h, gusts 20drySteady
Sun 25 OctClear sky6° / -3°9 km/h, gusts 18dryRising (+5.9 hPa)
Mon 26 OctOvercast6° / -3°6 km/h, gusts 14dryFalling (-2.5 hPa)

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Bouchie Lake, in brief

What fish are in Bouchie Lake?

Rainbow Trout, Steelhead (last recorded 1972). Species from the province's fish observation records.

Which management unit is Bouchie Lake in?

Bouchie Lake is in MU 5-13, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

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