Fishing Lihou Lake in Strathcona Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Lihou Lake belongs to Strathcona Regional District. It sits in farm and woodlot. It runs to roughly 24 hectares — big enough to hold fish away from the bank, small enough to learn. There is roughly 3.6 km of shoreline here, which is a short walk end to end. Campbell River sits 66 km from the bank. The nearest city of size is Vancouver, 238 km away. The nearest edge is a long way off, so local rules apply throughout.

• Where to Fish on Lihou Lake

  Open data we checked carries no depth for this water. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Across Strathcona Regional District, recorded fish include sockeye salmon, Chum salmon, pink salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. Lihou Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Seasonal averages run from 2°C in January up to 15°C in August. Seasons here are moderate, and the fishing runs most of the year. In milder years the edges alone go, and the middle never sets. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. Lihou Lake runs to that rhythm year in and year out.

• Tackle & Baits

  Who may fish here is not settled in anything we hold. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. No built facilities appear in mapping around this water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Parking space is the usual limit rather than the bank itself. Fishing rules and camping rules are set separately here. Failing this one, try Seabird Lake, 6.4 km away. Ask locally about Lihou Lake if anything is unclear.