Fishing at Disella Lake, Stikine Region, British Columbia

• Overview

  Disella Lake is listed under Stikine Region, British Columbia. Elevation runs to 1,144 metres. Roughly 5.11 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. The edge covers about 22 km, enough to hold several distinct areas. Size puts it in the front rank of our Stikine Region list. Head to Juneau, 167 km away, for anything you forgot. For a city, Anchorage is 1013 km off. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Disella Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Fish documented in Stikine Region include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Disella Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July is the warm end of the year here, averaging about 11°C, while January sits near -15°C. This is a two-season water: locked, then wide open. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly late October. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Disella Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• 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 formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. Chismaina Lake sits 10 km off and takes the overflow. Check the position on Disella Lake before loading the car.