Fishing Fellers Lake in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Fellers Lake is set in Peace River Regional District, British Columbia. The bank gives way to lake country bush. The water covers some 10 hectares, so pick a bank rather than trying to cover it all. The whole outline is near 1.3 km, and most of it is walkable. It is a small entry by Peace River Regional District standards. Tumbler Ridge sits 62 km from here and is the nearest stop. The nearest city of size is Kamloops, 437 km away. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fellers Lake

  Depth went unrecorded, which puts the reading back on you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Public occurrence data for Peace River Regional District names mountain whitefish, longnose sucker and largescale sucker. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Fellers Lake that means starting tight and working out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages move between -9°C in January and 10°C in July. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. Climate averages put the opening at about mid May and the closing near early November. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. Fellers Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Nothing is listed nearby for parking or launching a boat. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is Lost Moraine Lake, 1.4 km out. Nothing on Fellers Lake should be assumed from this page alone.