Fishing Idiens Lake in Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Idiens Lake belongs to Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia. The surface lies 1,023 metres up. The water measures roughly 10 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Bank access stretches around 1.4 km in total. You are 18 km from Cumberland. Puntledge follows at 21 km, then Courtenay at 24 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Idiens Lake

  There is no published depth for this one, so start shallow and work out. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Comox Valley Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout, Chum salmon and pink salmon among the fish reported. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. On Idiens Lake the quiet end is the one worth the extra effort.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from -1°C in December up to 14°C in August. The year gives four workable seasons without severe ends. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Idiens Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Capes Lake at 1.4 km is the nearest alternative. Ask locally about Idiens Lake if anything is unclear.