CaribooFreshwaterProvince of BC

HORSE LAKE

A Cariboo water. No water-specific rule is published, so Cariboo's default freshwater regulations apply.

What you can fish for here

Drawn from the Province's fish records, stocking reports and this water's rule. Tap a species for its season, bait and how to target it.

Rainbow troutstockedKokaneestockedLake troutrecorded hereBurbotrecorded hereChub (General)recorded hereCoarse or non-game fishrecorded hereBrook troutrecorded hereLargemouth bassrecorded here

Recent stocking

What the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC has released here, newest first.

2026Kokanee117,271 fish · Fry · TYEE strain
2026Kokanee50,000 fish · Fry · TYEE strain
2026Kokanee32,729 fish · Fry · NORBURY CRK strain
2026Rainbow Trout10,000 fish · Yearling · HORSEFLY R strain
2025Kokanee200,000 fish · Fry · NORBURY CRK strain
2025Rainbow Trout25,267 fish · Fry · BLACKWATER R strain
2025Rainbow Trout20,082 fish · Yearling · HORSEFLY R strain
2025Rainbow Trout18,910 fish · Fry · BLACKWATER R strain
2025Rainbow Trout10,000 fish · Yearling · HORSEFLY R strain
2025Rainbow Trout5,823 fish · Fry · PENNASK strain
2025Rainbow Trout4,918 fish · Yearling · BLACKWATER R strain

No water-specific exception is published for HORSE LAKE, so it follows Cariboo's standard freshwater regulations (default quotas, gear and seasons).

Confirm the current defaults in the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.

You need a licence before you fishLakes, rivers & streams (trout, char, kokanee): get a BC freshwater fishing licence (Province of BC).
Cariboo's standard regional regulations set the quotas, gear and seasons here. Rules can change in-season, check current Fishery Notices.

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Data scraped Aug 7, 2026 from the BC Freshwater Fishing Regulations Synopsis.