Lake · Cariboo, British Columbia
McLeese Lake
McLeese Lake (Cariboo, British Columbia) is a lake of 217 ha (536 acres). Cited sources list 2 fish species here: Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. 19 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026.
At a glance
- Area
- 217 ha (536 acres)
- Mean depth (estimated)
- ≈ 17.0 m (56 ft)
Mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016)
Who lives here
- Rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykissStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas)
- Sockeye salmon Oncorhynchus nerkaStocked · 2026 · Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas)
Not listed doesn't mean no fish.
Stocking
| Year | Species | Stage | Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2026 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| Apr 23, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 4,500 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 1,000 |
| May 27, 2025 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,500 |
| May 22, 2024 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| Apr 29, 2024 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 5,500 |
| May 24, 2023 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| Apr 26, 2023 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 6,000 |
| May 30, 2022 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| May 2, 2022 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 6,000 |
| May 27, 2021 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| May 20, 2021 | Rainbow Trout | Yearling | 6,000 |
| May 5, 2020 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| May 10, 2019 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| May 8, 2018 | Kokanee | Fry | 12,500 |
| May 8, 2018 | Kokanee | Fry | 12,500 |
| May 1, 2017 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
| May 6, 2016 | Kokanee | Fry | 25,000 |
As the agency publishes it. Newest first: 19 of 19.
Getting on the water
No public access site is listed for this water yet.
Listed by public agencies. A listed site doesn't make the water or its shore open to fishing: when in doubt, it's unknown. Check signs and local rules.
The rules
Summary, not the law. Check the official regulations before you fish.
HuntGrid has no rules for this water yet.
Official regulations: BC Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
What's biting
Not enough anglers have shared catches here lately. A species shows for a week once at least 5 anglers share catches of it.
From anglers who chose to share their catches in HuntGrid Fishing, each counted once, counts rounded to the nearest 5, published 3 days after the week ends and never changed. Never a spot, time or name.
Questions
What fish are in McLeese Lake?
Cited sources list Rainbow trout and Sockeye salmon. A fish that isn't listed may still be there.
Is McLeese Lake stocked?
19 stockings are on record, the latest in 2026 (Kokanee and Rainbow Trout), as the agency publishes them.
Waters nearby
- Cuisson Lake · 5 km
- Blue Lake · 6 km
- Howes Lake · 10 km
- Tyee Lake · 14 km
- Jackson Lake · 15 km
- Forest Lake · 19 km
About this page
Sources and licences:
- Natural Resources Canada, CanVec Hydro Features (1:50,000). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.; Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database (CGNDB); Adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census Boundary Files (census divisions and subdivisions, provinces). This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. · Open Government Licence – Canada 2.0
- Lake mean depth: HydroLAKES (Messager et al. 2016, Nature Communications 7:13603), CC BY 4.0 · CC BY 4.0
- Fish stocking: Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (gofishbc.com). Water locations: contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia (Freshwater Atlas) · Used with permission of the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (written reply to data@huntgrid.net, 2026-10-29: "Yes, you can use the fish stocking report data … Please attribute the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC as the source of the information."). Water names and points: Province of British Columbia, Freshwater Atlas, Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
The outline is drawn from the official water data credited above; the map under it is OpenStreetMap's, credited on the map. These pages show no angler's catches, spots or tracks.