Bow Lake near Prince George: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Bow Lake is set in Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia. It sits at 756 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 6 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Our Regional District of Fraser-Fort George list holds plenty of bigger water. For supplies, Prince George is 32 km out. Kamloops sits 425 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Bow Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Fraser-Fort George names Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and Arctic grayling. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Bow Lake the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -10°C and July at about 15°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. Expect the water usable from around mid April until roughly mid November. The open run goes from the thaw to the freeze, and April through October covers most of it. Bow Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. Public toilets are recorded roughly 760 m off. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Kathie Lake at 0.2 km is the nearest alternative. None of that is settled for Bow Lake in what we hold.