Delight Lake near Cumberland: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Delight Lake falls inside Comox Valley Regional District. Height above sea level is 1,404 metres. With some 21 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. Bank access stretches around 2.3 km in total. Cumberland lies 29 km from the water. Puntledge is 31 km away, with Courtenay at 34 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Delight Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Open biodiversity records for Comox Valley Regional District list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Delight Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between December at about -2°C and August at about 12°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Neither winter nor summer shuts things down for long. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. Delight Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Close seasons apply to some species and not others. The nearest alternative is Ink Lake, 1.5 km out. For Delight Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.