Hummingbird Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Hummingbird Lake is one of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District listings for British Columbia. It stands 1,506 metres above sea level. The bank runs about 3.1 km all the way round, so one visit can cover most of it. It sits higher than most water we list in British Columbia. Head to Pemberton, 79 km away, for anything you forgot. After that come Mount Currie at 81 km and Lillooet at 87 km. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Hummingbird Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. Open biodiversity records for Squamish-Lillooet Regional District list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. The shape of Hummingbird Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical August readings run about 10°C; by January the average is down near -10°C. Winter puts a hard lid on this one. After late May the shallows warm and the fish move up. On the long-run averages the water opens up around late May and starts locking again about early November. Look to early summer and the first cool weeks of autumn. Anyone fishing Hummingbird Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A camping area sits within 710 m of here. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Trigger Lake, 3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Rules at Hummingbird Lake are worth checking on the day.