Hundreds of stocked trout lakes across the Cariboo plateau - 100 Mile, Williams Lake, Quesnel and Horsefly. Stillwater heaven.
In the September 16 Sheridan Lake column, small Vampire and brown leeches under strike indicators produced Pennask rainbows of 2-2.5 lb near Canadian Bay's reeds. The anglers launched at access #7 off Boulanger Road, then moved from an unproductive 9-ft anchorage to about 7 ft after advice to try the 6-ft shallows. Surface temperature was 60.1 F. Returning to the productive area, with an electric motor holding position, also produced a Horsefly-strain rainbow just over 4.5 lb. Takes were intermittent; this is a dated shallow-water account.
Sources: 100 Mile Free Press Cariboo Outdoors column - thank you to these sources for their updates. Further details in the linked reports.
Sheridan Lake: late-summer fish in the shallows at Canadian Bay - small leeches under strike indicators in 6-7 ft producing Pennask rainbows to 2.5 lb and a 4.5 lb Horsefly-strain fish; surface temp 60 F.
Source: 100 Mile Free Press Cariboo Outdoors column, Sep 16 2026.
Cariboo lakes: cooling trend should bring fish back to the shoals to feed; kokanee still hugging the thermocline at 15 m or deeper, small size-14 balanced leeches 30 cm off the bottom in 4-5 m the ticket, small flatfish productive in the fall.
Source: 100 Mile Free Press Cariboo Outdoors column, Sep 2 2026.
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AI-generated summaries · checked October 14, 2026. Dated evidence, not live counts or fishing advice.
Horsefly River (Williams Lake Area) Chinook Run 1: DFO's final 2024 estimate was 362 natural adult spawners (excluding jacks), the highest of 19 final reported values in this selected 2006-2024 series. This is a within-series comparison, not an all-time or region-wide record. Survey changes and missing years limit comparisons.
DFO NuSEDS source and dictionaryChoose a salmon species and river. Each bar shows one year: taller means more fish. The latest reported year is orange. These are selected monitored populations, not a complete regional census.
Checked October 14, 2026. Annual history: NuSEDS June 1, 2026 snapshot, with population-specific latest years up to 2025. This is not a live 2026 return estimate. Gaps are not zero; reported DFO estimates are not invented counts.
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2026 brood plan dated August 18, 2026. Many plan rows are Preliminary. Release timing depends on species and stage; a brood year is not a return year. Post-season reports dated February 19, 2026 cover 2023 and 2024 broods. The 2024 cohort has incomplete smolt releases. Juvenile output is not adult return, marine survival or proof of recovery.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
2026 brood primary release target: 0 juveniles. Stages: Chan Fry. Objectives: Harvest. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Sockeye production, with harvest objectives. Targets are planned juvenile releases, not adult returns. Compare the post-season rows below for reported production; blanks and incomplete cohorts are not failures.
Young salmon by brood year. 2024 is incomplete. Orange: 2026 primary release plan, not actual.
Reported releases only; some source rows are blank.
2026 brood primary release target: 236,000 juveniles. Stages: Fed Fall, Fed Fry. Objectives: Conservation, Rebuilding. Plan row status: Preliminary. Transfers and alternate strategies excluded from this target.
2023 brood: reported actual releases 118,933. On rows with both numbers, 105,741 released against 137,000 targeted (77%). 8 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Unable to achieve target due to low escapement | Smolt production is the focus | Unable to achieve target due to logistical difficulties | Released into Nazko River
2024 brood: reported actual releases 139,732. On rows with both numbers, 139,732 released against 186,500 targeted (75%). 4 row(s) have no reported actual; these are not counted as zero. This measures reported juvenile production only.
Smolt production is the focus | No broodstock collected due to logistical challenges and low escapement
AI-generated summary: The 2026 brood plan lists Chinook production, with conservation, rebuilding objectives. Targets are planned juvenile releases, not adult returns. Compare the post-season rows below for reported production; blanks and incomplete cohorts are not failures.
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