Eena Lake near Prince George: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Eena Lake lies within the bounds of Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, British Columbia. The setting is lake country bush. Roughly 55 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Roughly 4.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Nearest town is Prince George, 23 km off. Vanderhoof is 66 km and Fort St. James 93 km. The nearest boundary is a fair way off.

• Where to Fish on Eena Lake

  Depth is not on record here, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Survey and observation records for Regional District of Fraser-Fort George include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, mountain whitefish, rainbow trout and Arctic grayling. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Eena Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 15°C on average, January about -10°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Break-up comes around mid April, and the run that follows is short and strong. On the long-run averages the water opens up around mid April and starts locking again about mid November. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. At Eena Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is a jetty 310 m off, worth knowing on a busy day. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Should this one be busy, Nukko Lake is 1.7 km off. Nothing on Eena Lake should be assumed from this page alone.