Marshall Lake Fishing near Lillooet, British Columbia

• Overview

  Marshall Lake is one of the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District listings for British Columbia. What surrounds it is pine and birch. It measures about 63 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Some 5.5 km of bank gives room to move when the wind turns. The closest town, Lillooet, is 52 km distant. After that come Mount Currie at 68 km and Pemberton at 69 km. It sits well inside the county, so one set of rules covers it.

• Where to Fish on Marshall Lake

  No depth figure appears in our records, so the bank has to tell 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. Squamish-Lillooet Regional District records list Coho salmon, sockeye salmon and rainbow trout among the fish reported. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Read Marshall Lake for ten minutes before the first cast goes out.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Expect August to average close to 12°C, with January the cold end at about -8°C. A hard winter is normal, and the thaw brings a strong few weeks. Once it clears, about early May, the fishing comes on quickly. The open-water window runs from around early May to about mid November in an average year. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. That shapes the year on Marshall Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  Public data does not answer the access question here. It formed naturally, so levels move with rainfall rather than with a gate. A jetty or pier is mapped about 170 m from here. A camping area sits within 1 km of here. For the trout, small spinners and a box of nymphs cover both approaches. Some banks are open only from a marked point. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. If the gate is shut, Liza Lake at 5.9 km is the nearest alternative. Confirm before you fish Marshall Lake.