Chaoborus Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Chaoborus Lake is one of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako listings for British Columbia. The ground round it is lake country bush. Roughly 1.04 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. There is roughly 6.8 km of bank, more than one visit can cover properly. Burns Lake is the closest place, 67 km off. Vanderhoof follows at 93 km, then Fort St. James at 110 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Chaoborus Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako cover sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Chaoborus Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 13°C and January reads -11°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from late April. Ice usually gives way near late April, and forms again about mid November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. Anyone fishing Chaoborus Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether you may fish here is not something records settle. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Mackenzie Lake is 3.9 km distant. Confirm before you fish Chaoborus Lake.