Fish Lake Fishing near Pemberton, British Columbia

• Overview

  Fish Lake stands in Squamish-Lillooet Regional District, British Columbia. It sits in lake country bush country. Surface area is around 19 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. The bank runs about 2.6 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. Pemberton sits 57 km from the bank. Vancouver sits 146 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Fish Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. 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. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chinook salmon among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 13°C at the top of summer and -7°C at the bottom of winter. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The open season starts with the thaw, near enough late April. In an average year the thaw lands around late April and the freeze near mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. Fish Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. There is no mapped parking or launch close by, which usually means walking in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. For a change of water, Silt Lake is 25 km distant. The position on Fish Lake is worth confirming on the day.