Anders Lake near Burns Lake: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Anders Lake is set in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia. Country round the bank runs to lake country bush. It runs to roughly 38 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline comes to about 3.6 km, small enough to learn in a day. Burns Lake lies 14 km from the water. Kamloops sits 538 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Anders Lake

  Depth remains unrecorded, so treat the first session as a survey. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako include sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Anders Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 13°C and January about -11°C. Winter shuts the surface down for months. The lid usually goes in late April, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Break-up sits around late April on average, with the water closing again about mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan any trip to Anders Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Night access is frequently treated as a separate matter. Guyishton Lake sits 8 km off and takes the overflow. Rules at Anders Lake are worth checking on the day.