Lizard Pond near Port Alberni: Fishing Spots, Seasons and Access

• Overview

  Within Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot, British Columbia, you have Lizard Pond. The ground around here is farm and woodlot. At about 27 hectares, a day is enough to walk the shoreline properly. Roughly 3.2 km of bank means you can walk to a fresh area when one goes quiet. Port Alberni at 20 km is the nearest place to stop. Saanich sits 118 km out, and it is the nearest city worth the name. No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Lizard Pond

  Depth is unmeasured here, so let the shoreline guide you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Weed, then depth: that is the order to fish a water of this kind. Records held for Regional District of Alberni-Clayoquot cover Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon, Chum salmon, Coho salmon and rainbow trout. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. At Lizard Pond the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The year swings from about 2°C in January to roughly 15°C in August. In milder years the surface never sets. It is not guaranteed even in a cold spell, so check yourself. The hot months push the fishing to dawn and dusk. Expect Lizard Pond to follow that timing. Water temperature lags the air by a week or so.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. No launch point is recorded nearby, so this is a bank water unless you carry a boat in. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Failing this one, try Hawthorn Lake, 1.6 km away. Check the current arrangement for Lizard Pond.