Kennicott Lake in Stikine Region: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Stikine Region, British Columbia, you have Kennicott Lake. Everything around it is lake country bush. It measures some 1.40 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The perimeter runs near 7.5 km, so plan the walk before you start. Juneau lies 168 km from the water. It is 1079 km to Anchorage, the nearest city. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Kennicott Lake

  The records we hold are silent on depth, so plan to find it yourself. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Stikine Region records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon among the fish reported. At least one recorded species is protected in parts of its range; read the local rules before targeting anything. Kennicott Lake fishes better once you know its edges.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give July about 12°C and January about -12°C. Winter shuts things down for a spell, then spring reopens them fast. The lid usually goes in early May, which opens the strongest weeks of the year. Expect the water usable from around early May until roughly early November. From the thaw to midsummer the fishing improves week by week. Plan around that when you fish Kennicott Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. Public mapping records no formal access here, so plan for a walk and soft ground. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. A landowner's word beats anything printed elsewhere. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. The nearest alternative is Hatchau Lake, 3.2 km out. Check the position on Kennicott Lake before loading the car.