Laslui Lake Fishing in Stikine Region, British Columbia

• Overview

  Laslui Lake sits in Stikine Region, out in British Columbia. The bank is 1,247 metres above sea level. It measures some 5.07 sq km, and wind has room to build across it. The margin runs to about 22 km in total. On our Stikine Region list it sits near the top for size. The nearest place of any size is Wrangell, 289 km away. It is 892 km to Kamloops, the nearest city. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Laslui Lake

  No published figure covers depth, so learn it as you fish. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Still water like this holds fish on the edges rather than out in the open. Stikine Region records list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, mountain whitefish and Arctic grayling among the fish reported. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. On Laslui Lake the first feature you find is usually worth a session.

• Seasonal Patterns

  July runs about 10°C on average, January about -15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid May. In an average year the thaw lands around mid May and the freeze near late October. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. Plan any trip to Laslui Lake around it.

• Tackle & Baits

  Access is not recorded for this water. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. There is no mapped parking or launch nearby, which keeps numbers down. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Rules differ from one water to the next round here. Some ground is open by custom rather than by right, so tread carefully. Failing this one, try Hotlesklwa Lake, 8.2 km away. For Laslui Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.