Greenway Lake Fishing near Cedar, British Columbia

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Greenway Lake belongs to Regional District of Nanaimo. The coast is 0.5 km away. It covers about 2 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. It is a small entry by Regional District of Nanaimo standards. The nearest place of any size is Cedar, 4.6 km away. Then North Oyster/Yellow Point, 5 km, and Chase River, 9.5 km. Local rules may differ a few miles either side of here.

• Where to Fish on Greenway Lake

  Our records hold no depth for this water. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Nanaimo names rainbow trout, Coho salmon, Chum salmon, Chinook salmon and walleye pollock. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Greenway Lake the water rewards a slow, careful approach.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put August near 17°C and January near 3°C. The hard part of the year is the heat, not the cold. Shade and hour of day matter more than month. Autumn steadies things again once the heat lets go. Plan around that when you fish Greenway Lake. Settled weather over several days beats a single fine one.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing we hold confirms whether access is permitted. Public data records a pier about 530 m out. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Take the rules with you rather than trusting memory. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. If the gate is shut, Holden Lake at 2.3 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Greenway Lake.