Fishing Cory Lake in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia

• Overview

  Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, is where Cory Lake sits. The country here is rolling bush. It measures about 55 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.3 km, small enough to learn in a day. The town to know is Vanderhoof, 66 km out. For a city, Kamloops is 407 km off. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Cory Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Records held for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako cover sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Read Cory Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -11°C in January to roughly 13°C in July. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around late April. Expect the water usable from around late April until roughly mid November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. The season on Cory Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No access rule appears in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Bodley Lake at 1.9 km is the sensible second choice. Nothing here settles the position at Cory Lake for certain.