Irish Lake Fishing near Radium Hot Springs, British Columbia

• Overview

  Irish Lake lies in Regional District of East Kootenay, in British Columbia. It sits at 2,208 metres above sea level. At roughly 7 hectares, the whole thing is within casting reach of a single walk. Our Regional District of East Kootenay list holds plenty of bigger water. For a base, Radium Hot Springs sits 27 km out. Further out sit Invermere (31 km) and Kaslo (84 km). One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Irish Lake

  Without a survey to go on, judge depth from how the bank falls away. A natural lake fishes on cover, and cover here means weed and timber. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Public occurrence data for Regional District of East Kootenay names rainbow trout, mountain whitefish and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Irish Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 10°C and January about -12°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice fishing carries the winter, and the water opens about late May. On average, late May opens the water and early November closes it again. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Plan around that when you fish Irish Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Ownership and access are not documented in what we hold. No slipway, car park or made path shows up nearby in mapping, so treat access as rough. 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. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Eire Lake, 1.2 km away, makes the obvious fallback. Nothing on Irish Lake should be assumed from this page alone.