In this video, we fish the Dragon Lake fishing dock located in the city of Quesnel, British Columbia. Dragon lake is a world renowned fishing destination and people come from all over the world to catch these amazing fish. If you love this video, please subscribe to our channel.

This lake serves as a brood stock lake and helps stock many lakes across our province. Goldfish were illegally introduced into this lake years ago and many people are concerned that the rainbow trout may suffer from the competition for food with these goldfish. Efforts were made to reduce goldfish populations through dip netting and electrofishing, but large schools of goldfish persist to this day. While some years have suggested a depletion of food sources, the last few years have proved to be a good news story (as good as it can be given the situation). These rainbows have shifted their diet to include the goldfish that now inhabit this lake. It is not uncommon for one rainbow trout to have upwards of 20 goldfish in it's stomach. In recent years, a new Horsefly strain of rainbow trout has been introduced into the lake. While these fish are know to be pelagic in nature and have opened up an amazing fishery for anglers trolling with gear and fly rods, these fish can also be found cruising in shallow water when the water is cooler, giving anglers a special treat. Their color is like no other trout and they are a great addition to this lake.

This was our first time fishing this dock which was installed in the spring of 2024. The dock is a wheelchair accessible dock which will provide access for anglers looking for a chance at catching a 10lb rainbow trout that might be swimming close by.

A big thank you to the Freshwater Fisheries Society of BC (GoFishBC) for working with stakeholders to help install a much needed fishing dock on this lake and thank you for your stocking efforts. This new dock will provide many memories for seasoned anglers, new anglers and children who want to catch their first fish.

Here's some great resources of information to help you learn about Dragon Lake, the goldfish crisis and what makes this lake special to us.

Freshwater Fisheries of BC Website Home Page
https://www.gofishbc.com/wheretofis...

Dragon Lake Stocking Information (GoFishBC)
https://www.gofishbc.com/stockedfish...

YouTube Fougere Family Adventures (Trout Playlist)
   • Rainbow Trout Fishing  

Dragon Lake, BC How to Spoon Fish
   • How to Spoon Fish for Trout  

Dragon Lake, BC So Many Fish 9 Fish 9 Casts
   • So Many Fish  I  9 casts and 9 fish  

Dragon Lake Goldfish Problem
   • Dragon Lake goldfish problem  

Gibbs Delta Fishing (The Croc spoons we used in this video)
https://www.gibbsfishing.ca/products/...

Ego Slider Fishing Net (used in this video)
https://www.egofishing.com/collection...