Amethyst Lakes Fishing near Jasper, Alberta

• Overview

  This water sits in Jasper, Alberta. The country here is lake country bush. Roughly 4.68 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. There is roughly 15 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Of the waters listed here in Jasper, this is the largest. Jasper is the closest place, 24 km off. Kamloops is the closest city, 267 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Amethyst Lakes

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Open biodiversity records for Jasper list rainbow trout, longnose sucker and brook trout. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Amethyst Lakes that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 9°C and December reads -12°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late May. Going by climate averages, expect open water from about late May until roughly late October. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Amethyst Lakes runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. A campsite lies 830 m away for anyone staying over. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. For a change of water, Moat Lake is 3.5 km distant. For Amethyst Lakes, the notice at the access point is the final word.