Fletcher Lake

MU 5-4, Cariboo
51.7666° N, 123.0682° W

WaterTraced road inRoadRough surface roadRec siteShoreline from the BC Freshwater Atlas, roads from the BC Digital Road Atlas, under the Open Government Licence, British Columbia. Rec site position from BC Recreation Sites and Trails, checked 11 September 2026. The lake's depth is not drawn on this map.

Surface area: 198.9ha
Maximum depth: 12.2m; 40 ft
Elevation: 1,105m
Campsites: 7; At Fletcher Lake / Biny Gunchagh rec site

Open Fletcher Lake in the appThe 7-day forecast, max depth and wildfire smoke check, on the lake's own coordinate.

Trophy fish at Fletcher Lake

Fletcher 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.

Fletcher Lake at a glance

Region: Cariboo
Management unit: MU 5-4
Species: Rainbow TroutThe newest of these fish records is from 2001.Species from the province's fish observation records.
Lake size: Medium Lake (50 - 500 ha)
Coordinates: 51.766613, -123.068221

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Fish on record at Fletcher Lake

Species in the Province's fish observation records
Species	First recorded	Last recorded	Records
Rainbow Trout	1960	2001	19

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

Fletcher Lake fishing regulations

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

Getting to Fletcher Lake

25.9 km of traced road to the campground by way of Big Creek Rd. The road at the end is a loose surface.

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: 51.766613, -123.068221

Camping and rec sites at Fletcher Lake

Fletcher Lake / Biny Gunchagh
Campsites
7 designated
To the shore
19 m

Access: From Williams Lake follow Hwy 20 for approximately 90 km to Hanceville. Turn left/south at Lee's Corner onto the Big Creek Road (700 Road). Follow the 700 Road for approximately 5 km to the junction with Taseko Lake Road, and turn left to stay on the Big Creek / 700 Road. Continue about another 21 km to about the 726 km mark, and turn right to enter the Fletcher Lake Recreation Site.
Coordinates: 51.76793, -123.061865
The site on Recreation Sites and Trails BC

Depth chart for Fletcher Lake

12.2 mdeepest

Fletcher Lake runs to 12.2 m (40 ft) at its deepest.

The Province sounded Fletcher Lake and published the depth chart surveyed in 1961.

Depth chart (PDF)

The ice year at Fletcher Lake, modelled

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

In the model Fletcher Lake froze in 65 of the 65 winters since 1960. Freeze-up falls most years between 29 October and 9 November, and ice-off between 29 April and 15 May. The median winter freezes on 4 November and opens on 7 May.

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

Winter 2024-25 in the model: frozen from 14 November 2024 to 20 April 2025, 157 days.

We have no ice fishing regulation on file for Fletcher Lake either way. Check the current BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis before you plan a trip.

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.

Fletcher Lake climate, 1960 to 2025

Averaged over a year, the air above Fletcher Lake is 1.3 C warmer than it was in the 1960s. That is 66 years of daily readings, not a forecast.

+1.3 Csince the 1960s
3.3 Caverage year now
2.0 Caverage year then
-12 daysbelow freezing, change

Average year at Fletcher Lakedegrees C, yearly mean

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

Days below freezingdays a year averaging under 0 C

each yearthe trend across 1960 to 2025

This week at Fletcher 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.

Day	Sky	High / low	Wind	Rain	Pressure
Wed 21 Oct	Overcast	12° / -1°	16 km/h	dry	Steady
Thu 22 Oct	Slight snow	4° / -2°	13 km/h, gusts 25	1 mm	Rising (+7.3 hPa)
Fri 23 Oct	Overcast	5° / -4°	10 km/h, gusts 16	dry	Rising (+10.2 hPa)
Sat 24 Oct	Overcast	4° / -1°	8 km/h, gusts 38	0 mm	Falling (-4.4 hPa)
Sun 25 Oct	Overcast	4° / -1°	4 km/h, gusts 32	dry	Rising (+3.9 hPa)
Mon 26 Oct	Partly cloudy	7° / -3°	7 km/h	dry	Falling (-4.7 hPa)
Tue 27 Oct	Partly cloudy	7° / -2°	9 km/h	dry	Rising (+2.1 hPa)

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Fletcher Lake, in brief

What fish are in Fletcher Lake?

Rainbow Trout. Species from the province's fish observation records.

How big is Fletcher Lake?

Fletcher Lake covers about 198.9 ha, by the province's Freshwater Atlas.

Which management unit is Fletcher Lake in?

Fletcher Lake is in MU 5-4, in the Cariboo. The BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis is organised by management unit; check it before you go.

Trout lakes near Fletcher Lake

Rushes Lake 4 km away
Mons Lake 9 km away
Kloakut Lake 29 km away
Raven Lake 33 km away
Scum Lake 37 km away

All 328 lakes in the Cariboo, with today's conditions on each.