Comfort Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Columbia-Shuswap Regional District in British Columbia is where Comfort Lake sits. The country round it is pine and birch from end to end. Surface area runs to about 9 hectares — small enough to read in one session. Golden sits 50 km from here and is the nearest stop. Then Revelstoke, 90 km, and Lake Louise, 90 km. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Comfort Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Columbia-Shuswap Regional District records list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, bull trout and brook trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Fish Comfort Lake to its features, not to its size.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 15°C, with January the cold end at about -10°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. After mid April the shallows warm and the fish move up. In an average year the thaw lands around mid April and the freeze near mid November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Comfort Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Nothing is mapped in the way of a ramp or car park within a short radius. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Provincial rules still apply whatever the bank status. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. If the gate is shut, Help Lake at 0.9 km is the nearest alternative. The position on Comfort Lake is worth confirming on the day.