Find your spot on the water.

Base your trip on trophy Sheridan Lake at a resort built around the fishing: cabins and pull-through or back-in RV sites, boat rentals, a tackle shop and a fish-cleaning station, with swimming and a beach for downtime. One of the Cariboo's best-known rainbow trout waters, right on Fishing Highway 24 near Lone Butte.

A quieter, family-run corner of Sheridan Lake, run by the same family for 20+ years. Six lake-view cabins and shoreline RV sites, with rental motorboats, kayaks, canoes and paddleboards, plus a beach, playground and swimming. Good for travellers who want the fishing and the lake without losing the campfire-and-loons quiet.

One of Sheridan Lake's longest-running resorts, going back to the mid-1960s. A cabin-and-chalet base for Fishing Highway 24 trips, with full-kitchen units, docks, and quick access to Sheridan plus a cluster of nearby trout lakes for rainbow and brook trout.

A family-run resort on Bridge Lake with RV sites and lakefront cabins, and fishing for kokanee, rainbow and lake trout in the Interlakes country east of 100 Mile House.

A small, easygoing fishing getaway on Eagan Lake off Highway 24. Five family-sized log cabins (kitchen-equipped, with fire pits and picnic tables), plus RV and tent sites, boat rentals and a store. Better suited to quiet cabin-and-lake trips than big-resort amenities.

A year-round resort right on Fishing Highway 24, set on 47 acres with nothing between the cabins and the lake. Lakefront log cabins and suites, RV sites, an on-site Italian restaurant and WiFi, plus trophy Gerrard rainbow trout, burbot, summer fly fishing and winter ice fishing. Sand volleyball, swimming, hiking and a playground round it out for families and groups.

A full-service Canim Lake resort with cabins, condos and beachfront RV and camping sites along a sandy shoreline. Boat, kayak and SUP rentals, a boat launch and moorage, and a serious weddings, reunions and group-event program make it one of the lake's most complete stays.

A laid-back lakeside resort in the heart of the Cariboo on big Canim Lake. Rustic log cabins, a studio apartment and lodge, camping and RV sites, and boat rentals, with year-round lake access -- a simple lake base rather than a polished resort hotel.

A serious angler's base in the sunny Thompson-Nicola near Logan Lake and Kamloops, on world-famous Kamloops rainbow trout water. Two luxury log cabins, 19 rustic cabins and 24 RV and tent sites, with boat rentals, tackle, an ongoing fishing-report archive and winter ice fishing. A deliberately quiet camp that also suits families who want hiking, biking and wildlife watching.

A lakefront resort hotel on warm Sproat Lake in the Alberni Valley -- lake-view rooms and suites, an on-site lounge and cafe, and direct-booking perks. A comfortable freshwater base for Vancouver Island day trips to the Broken Group Islands, Pacific Rim, Tofino and Ucluelet, with swimming, boating and fishing on a deep, clear lake.

Riverfront cabins on the Cowichan River near Lake Cowichan on southern Vancouver Island. One- to three-bedroom cabins with full kitchens and beach access, sleeping up to eight, in a quiet, off-the-beaten-path setting with fishing, swimming, kayaking, rafting and forest trails close by.

A quiet, family-friendly resort on calm Hathaway Lake near Lone Butte. Six heated lakefront cabins, rental RV units and 33 serviced lake-view RV sites, with free WiFi, boat, kayak, SUP and canoe rentals, two playgrounds, a swimming dock, tackle and a boat launch. Kokanee and rainbow trout fishing. Note: a no-dogs resort (certified service dogs and limited quiet RV exceptions aside).

Cabins and RV sites on Fawn Lake near Lone Butte, off Fishing Highway 24 -- a quiet, well-known Cariboo trout lake in the Sheridan and Lone Butte cluster.

A simple, friendly stay on Sulphurous Lake in the Cariboo Interlakes -- cabins, RV sites and camping, open for both summer and winter lake trips, with online booking. A straightforward fishing-and-lake base in the Interlakes chain.

Quiet lakefront cabins on Nimpo Lake in BC's West Chilcotin, with a lodge, glamping and year-round heated stays. Big skies, dark starry nights and wildlife at the door, plus rainbow trout fishing, paddling and photography -- and a natural Highway 20 stop on the way to or from Bella Coola.

A premium wilderness lodge on remote Tyaughton Lake north of Whistler, ringed by Chilcotin mountains. Lodge rooms, private 4-, 6- and 9-bedroom chalets and a campground, with a restaurant, spa, saunas and a hot tub. Canoe-supported stillwater fishing, mountain biking, hiking and wildlife viewing, plus weddings and group retreats -- the upscale outlier among BC's lake resorts.

A 160-acre waterfront lodge and outdoor-education retreat on Upper Campbell Lake, on the edge of Strathcona Provincial Park near Campbell River. Lodging ranges from rustic charm to wilderness-resort comfort, with beaches, trails and activity infrastructure -- a longtime base (since 1959) for guest stays, family and group getaways, celebrations and youth programs.

A family-run lakeside resort on Takysie Lake -- 'the lake of many fishes' -- in northern BC's Lakes District near Burns Lake. Rustic cabins and RV and tent sites, guest docks, a boat launch and floatplane dock, plus a restaurant, store, hardware and gas. Wild rainbow trout to 2+ lbs, loons and eagles, and a calm, secluded northern getaway.