Lake Celeste Fishing near Lake Louise, British Columbia

• Overview

  Lake Celeste lies in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, in British Columbia. The water sits 1,986 metres up. This is a pocket water of some 2 hectares, and every part of it is reachable from the bank. It is a small entry by Columbia-Shuswap Regional District standards. Nearest place of any size is Lake Louise, 25 km away. Golden follows at 40 km, then Banff at 76 km. No border sits close enough to matter.

• Where to Fish on Lake Celeste

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Records held for Columbia-Shuswap Regional District cover sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. On Lake Celeste the obvious spot is not always the productive one.

• Seasonal Patterns

  August runs about 9°C on average, January about -14°C. The freeze arrives properly here and holds. Winter locks it down, and late May brings it back. Break-up near late May, freeze-up near late October: that is the shape of an average year. June through September is the settled part of the year, with the shoulders busier for fish. Lake Celeste fishes to that pattern most years.

• Tackle & Baits

  Nothing in our records says who may fish here. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Gates get locked out of season on water like this. Signs go up and come down, so check on the day. Should this one be busy, Lake Duchesnay is 1.1 km off. Check the position at Lake Celeste before loading the car.