Empetrum Lake Fishing in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  You will find Empetrum Lake in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia. The ground around here is open valley. The water covers some 14 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. Shoreline comes to about 1.5 km, small enough to learn in a day. The closest town, Port Hardy, is 63 km distant. Port McNeill lies 64 km off, Gold River another 127 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Empetrum Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Strathcona Regional District records list sockeye salmon, Chum salmon, pink salmon and Coho salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Empetrum Lake light and wind decide more than tackle does.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 14°C at the top of summer and 4°C at the bottom of winter. The season stretches long at both ends here. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. March through May is the strongest run, with October and November a second stretch. Plan any trip to Empetrum Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No car park, ramp or path is recorded within easy reach of the shore. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Parking is often the real limit rather than the bank itself. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. For a change of water, Drosera Lake is 0.6 km distant. Nothing on Empetrum Lake should be assumed from this page alone.