Mitten Lake, British Columbia: Fishing Spots and Seasons

• Overview

  Mitten Lake is listed under Columbia-Shuswap Regional District, British Columbia. It sits in lake country bush. It measures about 65 hectares, which is a comfortable size for bank fishing. Shoreline comes to about 3.8 km, small enough to learn in a day. On our Columbia-Shuswap Regional District list it sits near the top for size. 46 km away sits Golden, the nearest town. Further out sit Radium Hot Springs (52 km) and Lake Louise (58 km). No county line comes close, which keeps the paperwork simple.

• Where to Fish on Mitten Lake

  No figure exists for depth, so let the water show you. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. The productive water is a rod length or two out, not a hundred. Open biodiversity records for Columbia-Shuswap Regional District list sockeye salmon, Coho salmon and bull trout. Protected fish appear in the records for this area, so treat the list as information, not an invitation. Work Mitten Lake in sections rather than trying to cover it.

• Seasonal Patterns

  Climate records put July near 16°C and January near -10°C. Four clear seasons, with a proper winter at one end. Firm cover through the cold months, then open water from early April. Expect the water usable from around early April until roughly mid November. Right after break-up, and again as the nights sharpen, is when to go. The season on Mitten Lake follows the weather closely.

• Tackle & Baits

  No public source sets out the position on this bank. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. A jetty or pier is mapped about 170 m from here. Overnight stays are possible about 220 m out, where camping is mapped. Check locally before you travel, because a wasted drive is a long one. Rules for boats are stricter than rules for the bank in many places. Bittern Lake, 2.3 km away, makes the obvious fallback. For Mitten Lake, the notice at the access point is the final word.