Green Timber Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Green Timber Lake is one of the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George waters in British Columbia. The bank is 773 metres above sea level. At about 48 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. The full circuit measures close to 3.4 km on foot. Prince George sits 44 km from the bank. It is 440 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Green Timber Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Regional District of Fraser-Fort George, recorded fish include Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and mountain whitefish. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Green Timber Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about -10°C in January to roughly 15°C in July. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Ice-out usually falls in mid April, and the weeks after it fish hardest. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. The strong weeks are the first after break-up and the last before the freeze. The season on Green Timber Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Nothing formal is recorded here: no ramp, no car park, no marked path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Bank access can be seasonal on ground like this. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. Seaman Lake, 1.9 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Signs at Green Timber Lake carry more weight than any list.