Blackwater Lake Fishing near Mount Currie, British Columbia

• Overview

  Blackwater Lake is listed under Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. The bank gives way to lake country bush. It measures about 15 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Bank access stretches around 1.6 km in total. The closest town, Mount Currie, is 29 km distant. The big place round here is Coquitlam, 143 km distant. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Blackwater Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Chinook salmon and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Blackwater Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -7°C in January to roughly 13°C in August. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near late April; the fishing lifts straight after. Climate averages put the opening at about late April and the closing near mid November. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. On Blackwater Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A made slipway is 270 m from here, which settles the boat question. A campsite lies 330 m away for anyone staying over. A picnic area is mapped about 360 m away. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Failing this one, try Birkenhead Lake, 8.2 km away. Signs at Blackwater Lake carry more weight than any list.