Hidden Lake Fishing near Wrangell, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, Hidden Lake is a British Columbia water. The surface lies 783 metres up. The bank runs about 1.8 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. On size it sits at the modest end of our Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine list. 181 km away sits Wrangell, the nearest town. For a city, Kamloops is 880 km off. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hidden Lake

  Our records carry no depth, so judge it from the bank. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Records held for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine cover pink salmon, Chum salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Read Hidden Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Between January at about -9°C and July at about 14°C, the water has a wide range to work through. Winter closes the water for a while, and the reopening is worth catching. The lid usually sets by midwinter and gives way around mid April. Climate averages put the opening at about mid April and the closing near mid November. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. The season on Hidden Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. The nearest alternative is Bowser Lake, 7.8 km out. None of that is settled for Hidden Lake in what we hold.