Halfway Lake near Radium Hot Springs: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Halfway Lake falls inside Regional District of East Kootenay. It sits at 1,133 metres above sea level. It covers about 5 hectares, so this is small water you can walk round in under an hour. Our Regional District of East Kootenay list holds plenty of bigger water. The nearest town is Radium Hot Springs, 27 km away. After that come Invermere at 36 km and Banff at 72 km. Rules here are straightforward: one set of provincial rules.

• Where to Fish on Halfway Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell you. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Fish documented in Regional District of East Kootenay include rainbow trout, mountain whitefish, sockeye salmon, bull trout and longnose sucker. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Halfway Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  On the long-term average, July reads 15°C and January reads -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. The freeze runs deep into the year, with break-up near mid April. Climate figures give an open season running mid April to mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Halfway Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. Overnight stays are possible 160 m away. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. Big Fish Lake at 2.6 km is the sensible second choice. Ask locally about Halfway Lake if anything is unclear.