Black Fox Lake Fishing in Stikine Region, British Columbia

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Black Fox Lake belongs to Stikine Region. The water sits 1,228 metres up. It measures about 26 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. With about 2.5 km of edge, you can try several depths in one session. On size it sits at the modest end of our Stikine Region list. Wrangell is the closest town at 252 km. Watson Lake is 262 km away, with Petersburg at 265 km. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Black Fox Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. Public occurrence data for Stikine Region names Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and mountain whitefish. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Fish Black Fox Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 10°C; the cold one sits at -14°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. Expect a solid lid for months and a thaw around late May. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. The season on Black Fox Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Failing this one, try Bug Lake, 2.4 km away. Check the position on Black Fox Lake before loading the car.