Frigid Lake Fishing near Golden, British Columbia

• Overview

  Frigid Lake is one of the Columbia-Shuswap Regional District listings for British Columbia. The water sits 2,267 metres up. The water measures roughly 4 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. By elevation it is in the upper part of our British Columbia listings. The town to know is Golden, 33 km out. It is 191 km to Calgary, the nearest city. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Frigid Lake

  We hold no depth figure for this one. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Fish documented in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District include sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, bull trout, brook trout and rainbow trout. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Frigid Lake gives up its fish to patience rather than distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Temperature averages peak at 10°C in August and bottom out at -14°C in January. Seasons are distinct, and each one fishes differently. The lid usually goes in late May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Average temperatures cross freezing around late May in spring and again near late October in autumn. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. It holds true on Frigid Lake more years than not.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access status is simply unknown for this water. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Amiskwi Lake, 6.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Ask locally about Frigid Lake if anything is unclear.