Hickey Lake Fishing Guide, North Coast Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  North Coast Regional District in British Columbia is where Hickey Lake sits. The coast is 6.6 km away. At some 1.35 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. At about 6.9 km of edge, most people work one arm at a time. It lies lower than most water we list in British Columbia. Prince Rupert sits 130 km from the bank. Then Metlakatla, 163 km, and Ketchikan, 186 km. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Hickey Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Reported across North Coast Regional District: pink salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon, sockeye salmon and Chinook salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Hickey Lake a short move beats a long cast.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 2°C in January to roughly 14°C in August. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. That is the shape of the year on Hickey Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Check whether a boat is allowed before you tow one. Check whether bait restrictions apply before you buy any. Should this one be busy, Little Lake is 3.1 km off. Check the current arrangement for Hickey Lake.