The lake covers about 22.3 hectares on the province's 1966 limnology survey, which put it at a maximum depth of 8.2 m and an average of 4.1 m, a modest, shallow-leaning stillwater rather than a deep basin. It sits in the Columbia River watershed under waterbody identifier 00585COLR, the same drainage as the Columbia proper where it widens into Windermere Lake nearby.

For an angler judging whether the drive is worth it, the release record is the honest fishing report here. Provincial hatchery records run from 1929 to 2026 and log 94 releases into Lake Enid. The lake started life as a brook trout fishery: 17 releases between 1929 and 1970, starting with 25,000 wild-sourced fry from Boundary and totalling roughly 426,000 fish, none of it since. Rainbow trout took over from there, first stocked in 1953 and continuing on an annual program ever since, 77 releases and about 222,000 fish through 2026.

The most recent plant, on 2026-04-22, put in 4,500 Blackwater R-strain yearlings alongside 750 Fraser Valley-strain spring catchables, a mix of fresh growers and larger fish ready to be caught that season. That combination, a big yearling cohort plus a smaller catchable top-up, is the current pattern: expect a mix of fish sizes rather than a single year-class.

No local fishing report has turned up for Lake Enid, so treat the following as a general read on a small put-grow stillwater rather than a confirmed local pattern. With a shallow average depth of 4.1 m, chironomids under an indicator over the shoals should be productive through spring and early summer, moving to leech and attractor retrieves along the drop-off into the 8 m basin as the water warms. Standard small-lake stillwater tactics apply until a local report confirms otherwise.

No confirmed boat launch, road or parking details have been found for Lake Enid. Treat it as an access-check water: confirm the road in, any private-land or seasonal restrictions, and the exact Region 4 rules that apply before committing a day to it.