Deadone Lake near Fort St. James: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako in British Columbia is where Deadone Lake sits. The surroundings are rolling bush. With some 10 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. About 1.7 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Most waters listed here for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako are larger. You are 33 km from Fort St. James. Kamloops sits 492 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Deadone Lake

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Read Deadone Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 14°C and January near -11°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The weeks after the thaw and the ones before the freeze are the strongest. Deadone Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing built is recorded close to the bank here. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A phone call first saves an afternoon. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Suzanne Bung'hun sits 1.6 km off and takes the overflow. For Deadone Lake in particular, ask before you travel.