Edith Lake Fishing in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  You will find Edith Lake in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia. It sits in rolling hill country. At about 31 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. About 3.4 km of bank, so nothing stays unexplored for long. Campbell River sits 41 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Vancouver, 198 km away. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Edith Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Where the bottom changes texture, fish gather; find that line. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Open biodiversity records for Strathcona Regional District list sockeye salmon, Chum salmon, pink salmon, Coho salmon and Chinook salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Anyone new to Edith Lake should walk it once before setting up.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 16°C in August and bottom out at 1°C in January. Temperature moves within a narrow band, and so does the fishing. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. April and May are the settled weeks, with October close behind. It sets the rhythm of the year at Edith Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Heidrick Lake, 1.2 km away. For Edith Lake in particular, ask before you travel.