Fish Lake Fishing in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia

• Overview

  Fish Lake is one of the Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine listings for British Columbia. Country round the bank runs to boreal forest. It runs to roughly 70 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. Shoreline length is close to 7.1 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Watson Lake sits 182 km from here and is the nearest stop. It is 1064 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine names pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Fish Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -16°C in January to roughly 11°C in July. Winter runs most of the calendar, and everything worth doing happens in the gap. Winter locks it down, and mid May brings it back. Open water usually runs from mid May until about early November. September and October fish steadily right up to the freeze. On Fish Lake the same rules apply, with local timing.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Access points are not mapped for this water, which suits people who like quiet. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Look for a notice board at the entrance. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Swinton Lake is 4.2 km off. Check the current arrangement for Fish Lake.