53.3500° N · 123.6900° W · Cariboo Chilcotin

Blackwater Lake

Remote Cariboo lake fly fishing — large rainbow water, full-board hospitality, accessible by float or road.

Duration
3 – 5 days · custom
Season
Jun – Sep
Capacity
Up to 8 guests
Access
Floatplane from Quesnel (YQZ) or 4×4 access via Nazko
From
$2,450 pp
The location

Blackwater is a Cariboo classic — large, deep, productive, and meaningfully off the grid. We run multi-day expeditions here through summer with full Wild Table hospitality on-site.

Pairs with the winter Ice Program at the same lake for groups who want to see Blackwater across two seasons.

Water

Productive stillwater

Large rainbows. Mixed sub-surface presentations through summer.

Lodging

Lakeside camp

Wall tents with proper beds, kitchen tent, propane hot showers.

Table

Full-board kitchen

Three meals a day, sommelier-led wine service at dinner.

01 · Activities What's available at this location.

All activities are optional. Your trip is structured around what your group wants. The guides arrive prepared to run all of it.

Core

Stillwater fly fishing

Boat and float-tube based. Three full days on the water minimum.

02 · Example Itinerary One way a trip comes together.

This is an example, not a schedule. Your group dictates the pace, timing, and activity mix. The guides arrive equipped for all of it — you decide what you actually want.

Day 1

Travel-in & welcome dinner

Float or 4×4 access, depending on group. Camp orientation, evening session optional.

Day 2

Full day on the water

Guided day, lunch on the lake.

Day 3

Full day on the water

Guided day, mid-day move if conditions warrant.

Day 4

Departure

Morning session, pack out by early afternoon.

Safety isn't a section. It's the whole job.

Wilderness First Responder on team
Sat communicator on every trip

Blackwater Lake runs Jun – Sep.
Private group bookings only.

Blackwater is for the group that wants a real expedition feel — remote, but properly run.