Kluachon Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine in British Columbia is where Kluachon Lake sits. Everything around it is mixed forest. At some 1.20 sq km it is far too large to cover on foot in a day. The margin runs to about 7.0 km in total. The closest town, Wrangell, is 208 km away. Kamloops is the closest city, 1014 km away. The county line is nowhere near, so one local authority covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Kluachon Lake

  We hold no survey for this water; read the slope of the shoreline instead. 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. Records held for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine cover pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. At Kluachon Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Averages here run 11°C at the top of summer and -13°C at the bottom of winter. Cold locks it up for a good stretch each year. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early May. Break-up sits around early May on average, with the water closing again about early November. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Kluachon Lake fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  The paperwork position is blank for this one. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. A polite question at the farm gate opens more banks than anything else. Should this one be busy, Eddontenajon Lake is 7.9 km off. Where Kluachon Lake is concerned, a local answer beats a written one.