Long Lake Fishing Guide, Stikine Region, British Columbia

• Overview

  Long Lake stands in Stikine Region, British Columbia. The setting is lake country bush. Roughly 65 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. Around 4.8 km of margin, front to back. 34 km away sits Skagway, the nearest town. Then Haines, 60 km, and Whitehorse, 107 km. It lies deep inside the county rather than near an edge.

• Where to Fish on Long Lake

  No chart reached our records; the first cast is your sounding. This is a lake, so the margins and the first drop matter most. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Open biodiversity records for Stikine Region list Chinook salmon, sockeye salmon and Coho salmon. Some of the species recorded here are protected or tightly regulated, so check what may be targeted before you fish. The shape of Long Lake rewards a slow walk along one bank.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year July sits at 10°C and January at -15°C. Expect a real winter and a strong spring after it. Count the season from break-up, usually mid May. Ice clears near mid May and comes back about late October in a typical year. Reckon on open water from spring through to late autumn, with May and June the strongest. Anyone fishing Long Lake regularly works to that calendar.

• Tackle & Baits

  There is no clear statement anywhere on who can fish it. This is a natural basin, not a dammed one. Nothing in the way of made access shows up nearby: no ramp, no car park, no path. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Local rules can differ across the county line, so check where you stand. Some water is controlled locally without a sign saying so. If the gate is shut, Deep Lake at 1.7 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Long Lake.