All services and facilities can also be found in Likely and Horsefly. Elysia Resort - is situated on the edge of the wilderness, on British Columbia's Quesnel Lake in beautiful Cariboo Country and offers some of the finest fishing in the province. The Quesnel Lake area has magnificent scenery, wildlife and world class fishing. These fish can grow to enormous sizes. You should definately ask locals where to fish on this hugh lake.
Summer winds can be a danger for small boats.
Trolling apex lures with downriggers is the most popular method of fishing. Flyfishing at the mouth of these rivers and creeks can be fabulous at times. Millions of Sockeye and Chinook salmon come up the Quesnel River and swim through the lake to get to rivers such as the Mitchell and the Horsefly to spawn. Forested hills give way to mountains surrounding the N.E. portion of the lake. This large and very beautiful lake offers some of the most spectacular and secluded beaches found on any lake in B.C. Fantastic family vacations can be planned here.