Bostrom Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Bostrom Lake lies in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, in British Columbia. The surface lies 1,014 metres up. It runs to roughly 12 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. A shoreline of some 1.9 km keeps the choices simple. It is a small entry by Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako standards. Some 59 km away sits Vanderhoof, the nearest settlement. The big place round here is Kamloops, 426 km distant. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Bostrom Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Fish documented in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako include sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Take Bostrom Lake a stretch at a time.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put July at about 13°C and January near -12°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly late April. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late April and starts locking again about mid November. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Expect Bostrom Lake to follow that timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. For a change of water, Finnie Lake is 1.1 km distant. Rules at Bostrom Lake are worth checking on the day.