Fishing Edward Johnny Lake in Stikine Region, British Columbia

• Overview

  Edward Johnny Lake is set in Stikine Region, British Columbia. The bank is 844 metres above sea level. With some 16 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. A shoreline of some 2.4 km keeps the choices simple. On size it sits at the modest end of our Stikine Region list. Head to Watson Lake, 68 km away, for anything you forgot. It is 1139 km to Anchorage, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Edward Johnny Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Survey and observation records for Stikine Region include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and mountain whitefish. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Work Edward Johnny Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -18°C in January and 13°C in July. The window is narrow, and fish feed hard while it lasts. Count on hard cover from midwinter, and open water from mid May. Climate figures give an open season running mid May to early November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Edward Johnny Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Should this one be busy, Tisigar Lake is 7.9 km off. Ask locally about Edward Johnny Lake if anything is unclear.