Marten Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  In British Columbia, Marten Lake falls inside Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako. Country round the bank runs to mixed forest. Roughly 27 hectares: a morning covers one end, an afternoon the other. A shoreline of some 2.2 km keeps the choices simple. Vanderhoof at 26 km is the nearest place to stop. The big place round here is Kamloops, 464 km distant. The nearest boundary is well away, so one set of rules covers the water.

• Where to Fish on Marten Lake

  Nothing in our records gives a depth for this one. A soft bed grows weed late into autumn, which keeps fish shallow. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. At Marten Lake the first feature you find is worth twenty minutes.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The range across the year is -12°C to 15°C. Cold winters and warm summers give a wide working range. Hard cover is dependable here; it goes around mid April. The lid tends to go about mid April and return around mid November. The strongest runs come at either end of the open season. At Marten Lake the season follows that pattern closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. No dam controls it, and the level follows the season. Formal access is not mapped, so the last stretch is likely on foot. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Read any posted signs at the access point rather than assuming. Where the way in crosses private ground, ask first. Failing this one, try Rorison Lake, 4.9 km away. Nothing here settles the position at Marten Lake for certain.