Elton Lake Fishing Guide, Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Elton Lake is set in Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia. The bank is 1,805 metres above sea level. Roughly 1.12 sq km of surface: treat each bay as a water in its own right. Some 5.3 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. Size puts it in the front rank of our Fraser Valley Regional District list. Some 44 km away sits Mount Currie, the nearest settlement. The nearest city of size is Coquitlam, 104 km away. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Elton Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Survey and observation records for Fraser Valley Regional District include white sturgeon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Elton Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, August reads 10°C and January reads -8°C. The season turns properly here, and fish follow it closely. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid May. Expect the water usable from around mid May until roughly early November. Fishing peaks soon after break-up and again before the cold returns. The season on Elton Lake rarely departs from it.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Access can change hands, so last year's answer may not hold. Stein Lake sits 3.1 km off and takes the overflow. Ask locally about Elton Lake if anything is unclear.