Mollice Lake Fishing near Burns Lake, British Columbia

• Overview

  Set in Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako, British Columbia, this is Mollice Lake. It sits at 769 metres above sea level. This is sizeable water at about 1.97 sq km, and a boat opens up most of it. Shoreline length is close to 12 km, and each section fishes a little differently. Start from Burns Lake, 31 km down the road. Kamloops is the closest city, 518 km away. One jurisdiction covers this water end to end.

• Where to Fish on Mollice Lake

  No depth figure has reached our records, which makes a plummet useful. Bays and points beat straight shoreline every time on water like this. Look for the band where the shallows give up and the bottom falls away. Public occurrence data for Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako names sockeye salmon, Coho salmon, Chinook salmon, pink salmon and Chum salmon. Several of these carry legal protection or closed seasons; the rulebook comes before the rod. Fish Mollice Lake where the bottom changes rather than where it looks deep.

• Seasonal Patterns

  The warm month here averages 14°C; the cold one sits at -10°C. Spring and autumn carry the fishing; summer and winter test it. Ice is part of the season here, ending near mid April. From about mid April to around mid November, expect open water on the long-run figures. The shoulder weeks of the open season are the productive ones. Plan around that when you fish Mollice Lake.

• Tackle & Baits

  The access position is unclear from public sources. Records list it as a natural water body rather than an impoundment. There is a pier recorded roughly 270 m away. There is camping recorded roughly 210 m off. Light line and small metal for the trout; a fly rod earns its place on calm evenings. Where a permit is needed, the nearest town usually sells it. Some stretches are reserved and marked as such on the ground. Should this one be busy, Long Lake is 4.6 km off. Ask locally about Mollice Lake if anything is unclear.