Fishing at Barnet Lake, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Fraser Valley Regional District, Barnet Lake is a British Columbia water. The surface lies 136 metres up. About 2 hectares of surface, which puts the far bank inside easy sight. On size it sits at the modest end of our Fraser Valley Regional District list. The closest town, Harrison Hot Springs, is 19 km distant. Chilliwack sits 35 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Barnet Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Records held for Fraser Valley Regional District cover white sturgeon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Barnet Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is 1°C to 18°C. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. It should never be assumed safe, whatever the month says. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That shapes the year on Barnet Lake. Overcast days spread the fishing across more hours.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. Mapping shows a jetty some 1.2 km off. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Comet Lake, 2.4 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Confirm before you fish Barnet Lake.