Mahlon Lake Fishing Guide, North Coast Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  Mahlon Lake lies in North Coast Regional District, in British Columbia. The setting is open valley. With some 12 hectares of water, there is room for a boat but no need of one. The full circuit measures close to 1.5 km on foot. It is a small entry by North Coast Regional District standards. Prince Rupert lies 9.7 km from the water. For a city, Vancouver is 743 km off. There is no boundary nearby to worry about.

• Where to Fish on Mahlon Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. North Coast Regional District records list pink salmon, Coho salmon and Chum salmon among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Mahlon Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Long-run averages give August about 14°C and January about 0°C. A long season, with weather mattering more than the month. In a normal year the cover is thin and short-lived. February into May fishes hardest as the water warms. That is the shape of the year on Mahlon Lake. Early and late in the day beat the middle for most of the year.

• Tackle & Baits

  Whether the bank is open is not something our records settle. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. Access is unmapped, which usually means a farm track and a walk. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Where access is informal, keep it that way by behaving. Barbless rules turn up on managed water more often than not. The nearest alternative is Bannock Lake, 1 km out. What applies at Mahlon Lake may have changed since it was mapped.