Little Ball Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Little Ball Lake is set in Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine, British Columbia. The setting is mixed forest. At about 44 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Bank access stretches around 3.3 km in total. It sits higher than most water we list in British Columbia. Wrangell is the closest town at 146 km. Kamloops is the closest city, 999 km away. It sits well inside its county, with no border complications.

• Where to Fish on Little Ball Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Records held for Regional District of Kitimat-Stikine cover pink salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon and sockeye salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Little Ball Lake gives up more to patience than to distance.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Typical July readings run about 8°C; by January the average is down near -12°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Winter locks it down, and early June brings it back. Ice clears near early June and comes back about mid October in a typical year. The middle of summer slows a little, with dawn and dusk carrying it. Little Ball Lake runs to its own calendar within the local pattern.

• Tackle & Baits

  We have no record of the rules that apply on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. No made access appears within a short radius, so plan to park on a verge and walk. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Rules for this water may differ from the county norm. Keep proof of licence with you rather than in the car. The nearest alternative is 180 Lake, 6.5 km out. None of that is settled for Little Ball Lake in what we hold.