Fishing at Mariwood Lake, Comox Valley Regional District, British Columbia

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Mariwood Lake falls inside Comox Valley Regional District. It stands 1,167 metres above sea level. The water measures roughly 8 hectares, so nothing here is far from anything else. Puntledge is the closest town at 22 km. The big place round here is Vancouver, 167 km distant. In the same area: Kwai Lake within 0.4 km, Meadow Lake 0.7 km off, Lake Beautiful within 0.7 km, Hairtrigger Lake 0.9 km off and Ball Lake within 1.4 km. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mariwood Lake

  Depth is unknown to us, and the shoreline is the better guide. On a natural lake the weed line and the shelf beyond it do the work. Read the surface for the wind lane, then fish the edge of it. Species logged across Comox Valley Regional District include Coho salmon, sockeye salmon, rainbow trout and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Mariwood Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  In an average year August sits at 12°C and December at -2°C. The calendar is generous: something works in nearly every month. Cover comes and goes, so treat it with suspicion rather than trust. The cooler months are the comfortable ones to fish here. The season on Mariwood Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public sources are silent on who controls the bank. A campsite is mapped about 330 m away, which makes an early start easier. Facilities run to toilets 390 m from the water. Trout here take small spinners, spoons and, where fly water allows, a nymph or dry. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Where tickets apply, they are sold in the nearest town rather than on the bank. Kwai Lake sits 0.4 km off and takes the overflow. None of that is settled for Mariwood Lake in what we hold.