Goosefoot Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  This water sits in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia. It sits at 1,438 metres above sea level. With some 89 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The perimeter runs near 6.2 km, so plan the walk before you start. It is high ground by British Columbia standards. The nearest town is Burns Lake, 105 km away. Bella Coola follows at 112 km, then Anahim Lake at 117 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Goosefoot Lake

  Nothing we hold settles how deep this runs. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. County-wide records name sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Goosefoot Lake before you fish it and the day goes better.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 10°C and January near -10°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. The lid arrives early and lasts until roughly mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about early November in a typical year. Fish feed hardest at the start and the close of the open season. On Goosefoot Lake that shapes the whole year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Blanchet Lake, 7.2 km away. Confirm before you fish Goosefoot Lake.