Kinnear Lake in Fraser Valley Regional District: How and When to Fish It

• Overview

  Within Fraser Valley Regional District, British Columbia, you have Kinnear Lake. This is pine and birch ground. Surface area is around 68 hectares, which gives you real water without needing a boat. Roughly 4.0 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Size puts it in the front rank of our Fraser Valley Regional District list. The closest town, Burke Mountain, is 48 km distant. Yennadon is 48 km and Hockaday 48 km. This one is safely inside the county line.

• Where to Fish on Kinnear Lake

  Depth here is unknown, so count the lead down before committing. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The shallow end warms first and pulls fish in ahead of the rest. Across Fraser Valley Regional District, recorded fish include white sturgeon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chum salmon and Chinook salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. The shape of Kinnear Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-term averages put August at about 14°C and January near -4°C. Hard water is a season in its own right here. Look for the thaw near mid April; the fishing lifts straight after. Ice clears near mid April and comes back about late November in a typical year. Just after the ice goes and just before it returns, the fishing lifts. Plan around that when you fish Kinnear Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Our records carry no access rule either way. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is no recorded infrastructure here; expect to find your own way in. 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. Failing this one, try Tretheway Lake, 6.1 km away. Check the current arrangement for Kinnear Lake.